Brazil vs South America: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium over time
- Brazil
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 7.55 million t against 6.76 million t in Brazil, a difference of 786,850 t.
That makes South America's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and South America ranks 4th of 186 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94,034 t | 153,657 t | 59,622 t | South America |
| 1970s | 534,323 t | 641,660 t | 107,338 t | South America |
| 1980s | 917,081 t | 1.12 million t | 203,594 t | South America |
| 1990s | 1.49 million t | 1.78 million t | 290,484 t | South America |
| 2000s | 2.91 million t | 3.37 million t | 458,754 t | South America |
| 2010s | 4.49 million t | 5.23 million t | 739,914 t | South America |
| 2020s | 6.30 million t | 7.12 million t | 813,072 t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium, Brazil or South America?
- South America, at 7.55 million t against 6.76 million t in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium between Brazil and South America?
- 786,850 t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and South America rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and South America ranks 4th 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 (%).