Italy vs Southern Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Italy
563,767 t
in 2023
Southern Africa
574,717 t
in 2023
Italy rank
25th
Southern Africa rank
26th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Italy
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 574,717 t against 563,767 t in Italy, a difference of 10,950 t.

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

Italy ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Southern Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 442,633 t 95,947 t 346,686 t Italy
1970s 771,052 t 260,730 t 510,322 t Italy
1980s 998,673 t 375,333 t 623,340 t Italy
1990s 880,139 t 358,439 t 521,700 t Italy
2000s 744,058 t 392,660 t 351,398 t Italy
2010s 582,514 t 461,599 t 120,915 t Italy
2020s 532,984 t 615,860 t 82,876 t Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Italy or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 574,717 t against 563,767 t in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Italy and Southern Africa?
10,950 t, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Southern Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Italy ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).