Africa vs Argentina: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Africa
- Argentina
How they compare
Africa currently reports 825,089 t against 285,201 t in Argentina, a difference of 539,888 t.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.9 times Argentina's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 12th and Argentina ranks 11th of 29 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Argentina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,626 t | 5,884 t | 150,742 t | Africa |
| 1970s | 317,079 t | 12,775 t | 304,304 t | Africa |
| 1980s | 475,088 t | 18,769 t | 456,319 t | Africa |
| 1990s | 414,306 t | 74,662 t | 339,644 t | Africa |
| 2000s | 411,693 t | 177,609 t | 234,084 t | Africa |
| 2010s | 655,994 t | 249,777 t | 406,217 t | Africa |
| 2020s | 815,148 t | 323,559 t | 491,589 t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Africa or Argentina?
- Africa, at 825,089 t against 285,201 t in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between Africa and Argentina?
- 539,888 t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Argentina?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Argentina rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Africa ranks 12th and Argentina ranks 11th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus. 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 (%).