South Africa vs Tonga: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency

South Africa
64.85 %
in 2023
Tonga
135.24 %
in 2023
South Africa rank
11th
Tonga rank
11th

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • South Africa
  • Tonga
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 135.24 % against 64.85 % in South Africa, a difference of 70.39 %.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 11th and Tonga ranks 11th of 32 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 82.61 % 446.98 % 364.36 % Tonga
1970s 67.74 % 316.89 % 249.15 % Tonga
1980s 58.06 % 128.35 % 70.29 % Tonga
1990s 56.41 % 107.35 % 50.94 % Tonga
2000s 59.88 % 180.52 % 120.63 % Tonga
2010s 59.95 % 186.48 % 126.53 % Tonga
2020s 59.43 % 130.54 % 71.11 % Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency, South Africa or Tonga?
Tonga, at 135.24 % against 64.85 % in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency between South Africa and Tonga?
70.39 %, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Tonga rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
South Africa ranks 11th and Tonga ranks 11th of 32 groups.
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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).