Australia vs South Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 183,384 t against 154,745 t in South Africa, a difference of 28,639 t.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,756 t | 51,497 t | 9,741 t | South Africa |
| 1970s | 66,884 t | 91,454 t | 24,570 t | South Africa |
| 1980s | 93,649 t | 100,973 t | 7,324 t | South Africa |
| 1990s | 130,796 t | 101,424 t | 29,373 t | Australia |
| 2000s | 146,541 t | 97,855 t | 48,687 t | Australia |
| 2010s | 155,493 t | 129,990 t | 25,503 t | Australia |
| 2020s | 208,842 t | 180,709 t | 28,133 t | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 183,384 t against 154,745 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium between Australia and South Africa?
- 28,639 t, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- Australia ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).