Americas vs USSR: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus

Americas
5.29 million t
in 2023
USSR
6.59 million t
in 1991
Americas rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Americas
  • USSR
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

USSR currently reports 6.59 million t against 5.29 million t in Americas, a difference of 1.31 million t.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 10 groups.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 1.86 million t 1.99 million t 138,476 t USSR
1970s 2.94 million t 4.34 million t 1.40 million t USSR
1980s 3.06 million t 7.19 million t 4.14 million t USSR
1990s 2.86 million t 7.21 million t 4.35 million t USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Americas or USSR?
USSR, at 6.59 million t against 5.29 million t in Americas as of 1991.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between Americas and USSR?
1.31 million t, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Americas and USSR rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
Americas ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 10 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
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
Last refreshed

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 (%).