Brazil vs Northern America: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium over time
- Brazil
- Northern America
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.76 million t against 3.97 million t in Northern America, a difference of 2.79 million t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Northern America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94,034 t | 2.26 million t | 2.16 million t | Northern America |
| 1970s | 534,323 t | 3.65 million t | 3.12 million t | Northern America |
| 1980s | 917,081 t | 3.89 million t | 2.97 million t | Northern America |
| 1990s | 1.49 million t | 3.74 million t | 2.25 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 2.91 million t | 3.45 million t | 541,421 t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 4.49 million t | 3.62 million t | 866,597 t | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.30 million t | 3.92 million t | 2.39 million t | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium, Brazil or Northern America?
- Brazil, at 6.76 million t against 3.97 million t in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium between Brazil and Northern America?
- 2.79 million t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Northern America rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 5th 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 (%).