Ethiopia vs South Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Ethiopia
- South Africa
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 24.95 kg/ha against 23.96 kg/ha in South Africa, a difference of 0.99 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 114th of 186 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.17 kg/ha | 15.64 kg/ha | 3.48 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 11.05 kg/ha | 16.17 kg/ha | 5.12 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 12.81 kg/ha | 20.42 kg/ha | 7.61 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 20.33 kg/ha | 28.07 kg/ha | 7.74 kg/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Ethiopia or South Africa?
- Ethiopia, at 24.95 kg/ha against 23.96 kg/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 0.99 kg/ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Ethiopia ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 114th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).