Canada vs Western Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Canada
- Western Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.87 kg/ha against 0.9638 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 10.91 kg/ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 12.3 times Western Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 kg/ha | 0.0888 kg/ha | 2.91 kg/ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 4.93 kg/ha | 0.3304 kg/ha | 4.6 kg/ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.26 kg/ha | 0.7703 kg/ha | 5.49 kg/ha | Canada |
| 1990s | 6.14 kg/ha | 0.7139 kg/ha | 5.43 kg/ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 6.26 kg/ha | 0.5074 kg/ha | 5.76 kg/ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 9.66 kg/ha | 0.9425 kg/ha | 8.72 kg/ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.29 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 10.18 kg/ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Canada or Western Africa?
- Canada, at 11.87 kg/ha against 0.9638 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Canada and Western Africa?
- 10.91 kg/ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Western Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Canada ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 28th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).