Mexico vs Western Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium

Mexico
154,589 t
in 2023
Western Africa
197,510 t
in 2023
Mexico rank
22nd
Western Africa rank
22nd

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium over time

  • Mexico
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 197,510 t against 154,589 t in Mexico, a difference of 42,921 t.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Africa ahead.

Mexico ranks 22nd and Western Africa ranks 22nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 10,312 t 11,272 t 959.86 t Western Africa
1970s 33,183 t 37,534 t 4,352 t Western Africa
1980s 60,362 t 76,589 t 16,227 t Western Africa
1990s 83,802 t 92,222 t 8,420 t Western Africa
2000s 154,786 t 105,310 t 49,476 t Mexico
2010s 199,780 t 190,724 t 9,057 t Mexico
2020s 205,663 t 246,707 t 41,044 t Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium, Mexico or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 197,510 t against 154,589 t in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium between Mexico and Western Africa?
42,921 t, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Western Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
Mexico ranks 22nd and Western Africa ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,440 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).