Spain vs Western Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Spain
- Western Africa
How they compare
Spain currently reports 792,456 t against 779,902 t in Western Africa, a difference of 12,554 t.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 22nd and Western Africa ranks 25th of 186 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 439,232 t | 12,673 t | 426,559 t | Spain |
| 1970s | 757,680 t | 64,896 t | 692,784 t | Spain |
| 1980s | 967,255 t | 172,374 t | 794,880 t | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.03 million t | 258,479 t | 775,333 t | Spain |
| 2000s | 990,690 t | 305,532 t | 685,158 t | Spain |
| 2010s | 992,083 t | 641,741 t | 350,342 t | Spain |
| 2020s | 875,847 t | 843,818 t | 32,029 t | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Spain or Western Africa?
- Spain, at 792,456 t against 779,902 t in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Spain and Western Africa?
- 12,554 t, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Western Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Spain ranks 22nd and Western Africa ranks 25th 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 (%).