Colombia vs Southern Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus

Colombia
80,365 t
in 2023
Southern Africa
109,605 t
in 2023
Colombia rank
27th
Southern Africa rank
25th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Colombia
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 109,605 t against 80,365 t in Colombia, a difference of 29,240 t.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 186 countries.

Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 20,765 t 80,845 t 60,080 t Southern Africa
1970s 30,617 t 141,822 t 111,206 t Southern Africa
1980s 41,113 t 155,474 t 114,362 t Southern Africa
1990s 49,787 t 99,998 t 50,211 t Southern Africa
2000s 66,657 t 79,660 t 13,003 t Southern Africa
2010s 88,985 t 101,027 t 12,042 t Southern Africa
2020s 83,675 t 122,766 t 39,090 t Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Colombia or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 109,605 t against 80,365 t in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between Colombia and Southern Africa?
29,240 t, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Southern Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
Colombia ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 186 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
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 (%).