Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Africa
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Africa currently reports 825,089 t against 276,641 t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 548,448 t.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Africa ranks 12th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 6 and Australia and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,626 t | 250,887 t | 94,261 t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 317,079 t | 257,631 t | 59,448 t | Africa |
| 1980s | 475,088 t | 247,244 t | 227,844 t | Africa |
| 1990s | 414,306 t | 279,455 t | 134,851 t | Africa |
| 2000s | 411,693 t | 313,679 t | 98,014 t | Africa |
| 2010s | 655,994 t | 282,557 t | 373,437 t | Africa |
| 2020s | 815,148 t | 319,552 t | 495,596 t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
- Africa, at 825,089 t against 276,641 t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 548,448 t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Africa ranks 12th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th 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 (%).