New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

New Zealand
8.08 kg/ha
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
8.2 kg/ha
in 2023
New Zealand rank
55th
Saudi Arabia rank
53rd

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.2 kg/ha against 8.08 kg/ha in New Zealand, a difference of 0.12 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 15.94 kg/ha 0.7693 kg/ha 15.17 kg/ha New Zealand
1970s 19.66 kg/ha 0.6811 kg/ha 18.98 kg/ha New Zealand
1980s 13.6 kg/ha 18.28 kg/ha 4.67 kg/ha Saudi Arabia
1990s 17.37 kg/ha 18.56 kg/ha 1.2 kg/ha Saudi Arabia
2000s 18.26 kg/ha 14.1 kg/ha 4.16 kg/ha New Zealand
2010s 11.6 kg/ha 10.79 kg/ha 0.8097 kg/ha New Zealand
2020s 9.98 kg/ha 8.89 kg/ha 1.09 kg/ha New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 8.2 kg/ha against 8.08 kg/ha in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
0.12 kg/ha, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
New Zealand ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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, 13,497 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 (%).