South Africa vs Southern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time
- South Africa
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 289,184 t against 105,868 t in South Africa, a difference of 183,316 t.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 21st and Southern Europe ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79,956 t | 440,420 t | 360,464 t | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 139,473 t | 611,389 t | 471,916 t | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 151,829 t | 696,441 t | 544,612 t | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | 97,586 t | 601,951 t | 504,366 t | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 77,857 t | 464,028 t | 386,171 t | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 98,673 t | 344,516 t | 245,843 t | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 119,810 t | 309,006 t | 189,196 t | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, South Africa or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 289,184 t against 105,868 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 183,316 t, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Southern Europe rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- South Africa ranks 21st and Southern Europe ranks 18th 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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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 (%).