Pakistan vs Southern Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Pakistan
122.34 kg/ha
in 2023
Southern Africa
40.93 kg/ha
in 2023
Pakistan rank
18th
Southern Africa rank
17th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Pakistan
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 122.34 kg/ha against 40.93 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 81.41 kg/ha.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.0 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.

Pakistan ranks 18th and Southern Africa ranks 17th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and Southern Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.76 kg/ha 6.88 kg/ha 3.12 kg/ha Southern Africa
1970s 15.09 kg/ha 18.45 kg/ha 3.35 kg/ha Southern Africa
1980s 34.91 kg/ha 26.28 kg/ha 8.63 kg/ha Pakistan
1990s 59.08 kg/ha 23.38 kg/ha 35.7 kg/ha Pakistan
2000s 86.68 kg/ha 25.95 kg/ha 60.74 kg/ha Pakistan
2010s 103.55 kg/ha 32.84 kg/ha 70.71 kg/ha Pakistan
2020s 118.61 kg/ha 44.05 kg/ha 74.56 kg/ha Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Pakistan or Southern Africa?
Pakistan, at 122.34 kg/ha against 40.93 kg/ha in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Pakistan and Southern Africa?
81.41 kg/ha, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Southern Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Pakistan ranks 18th and Southern Africa ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).