Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 64.85 % against 64.4 % in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.45 %.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 57th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.84 % | 82.61 % | 18.77 % | South Africa |
| 1970s | 62.44 % | 67.74 % | 5.3 % | South Africa |
| 1980s | 63.73 % | 58.06 % | 5.67 % | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 59.5 % | 56.41 % | 3.09 % | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 54.76 % | 59.88 % | 5.13 % | South Africa |
| 2010s | 67.47 % | 59.95 % | 7.52 % | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 68.64 % | 59.43 % | 9.21 % | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 64.85 % against 64.4 % in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 0.45 %, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Sierra Leone ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 57th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).