South Africa vs Southern Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time
- South Africa
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 574,717 t against 527,012 t in South Africa, a difference of 47,705 t.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,638 t | 95,947 t | 4,309 t | Southern Africa |
| 1970s | 254,664 t | 260,730 t | 6,066 t | Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 367,540 t | 375,333 t | 7,793 t | Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 351,477 t | 358,439 t | 6,962 t | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 376,967 t | 392,660 t | 15,693 t | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 427,052 t | 461,599 t | 34,547 t | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 581,326 t | 615,860 t | 34,534 t | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, South Africa or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 574,717 t against 527,012 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between South Africa and Southern Africa?
- 47,705 t, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Southern Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- South Africa ranks 27th 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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About this data
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 (%).