Northern Africa vs South Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Northern Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 274,774 t against 105,868 t in South Africa, a difference of 168,906 t.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Northern Africa ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 21st of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Northern Africa averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,638 t | 79,956 t | 33,318 t | South Africa |
| 1970s | 99,466 t | 139,473 t | 40,007 t | South Africa |
| 1980s | 186,598 t | 151,829 t | 34,769 t | Northern Africa |
| 1990s | 154,092 t | 97,586 t | 56,507 t | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 170,083 t | 77,857 t | 92,226 t | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 242,149 t | 98,673 t | 143,476 t | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 250,462 t | 119,810 t | 130,652 t | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Northern Africa or South Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 274,774 t against 105,868 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between Northern Africa and South Africa?
- 168,906 t, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern Africa and South Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Northern Africa ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 21st 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 (%).