Colombia vs South Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 492,044 t against 297,434 t in South Africa, a difference of 194,610 t.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,639 t | 38,463 t | 32,177 t | Colombia |
| 1970s | 118,656 t | 127,231 t | 8,575 t | South Africa |
| 1980s | 198,259 t | 212,210 t | 13,951 t | South Africa |
| 1990s | 323,262 t | 219,031 t | 104,231 t | Colombia |
| 2000s | 414,348 t | 219,002 t | 195,347 t | Colombia |
| 2010s | 500,684 t | 254,335 t | 246,349 t | Colombia |
| 2020s | 495,523 t | 348,379 t | 147,144 t | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 492,044 t against 297,434 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Colombia and South Africa?
- 194,610 t, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Colombia ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).