South Africa vs Western Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium over time
- South Africa
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 197,510 t against 154,745 t in South Africa, a difference of 42,765 t.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 21st and Western Africa ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,497 t | 11,272 t | 40,225 t | South Africa |
| 1970s | 91,454 t | 37,534 t | 53,919 t | South Africa |
| 1980s | 100,973 t | 76,589 t | 24,384 t | South Africa |
| 1990s | 101,424 t | 92,222 t | 9,201 t | South Africa |
| 2000s | 97,855 t | 105,310 t | 7,455 t | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 129,990 t | 190,724 t | 60,733 t | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 180,709 t | 246,707 t | 65,998 t | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium, South Africa or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 197,510 t against 154,745 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium between South Africa and Western Africa?
- 42,765 t, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- South Africa ranks 21st 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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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 (%).