Australia vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus

Australia
271,856 t
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
857,732 t
in 2023
Australia rank
13th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
7th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Australia
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 857,732 t against 271,856 t in Australia, a difference of 585,876 t.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 3.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 244,417 t 18,191 t 226,226 t Australia
1970s 249,411 t 71,159 t 178,252 t Australia
1980s 240,902 t 146,145 t 94,757 t Australia
1990s 271,818 t 182,977 t 88,840 t Australia
2000s 304,942 t 220,281 t 84,661 t Australia
2010s 275,747 t 515,369 t 239,622 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 313,353 t 829,806 t 516,452 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Australia or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 857,732 t against 271,856 t in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between Australia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
585,876 t, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
Australia ranks 13th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th of 185 countries.
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
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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 (%).