Germany vs Southern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Germany
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Germany currently reports 502,889 t against 336,775 t in Southern Africa, a difference of 166,114 t.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 201 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 million t | 47,733 t | 1.33 million t | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.89 million t | 136,621 t | 1.76 million t | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.07 million t | 217,621 t | 1.85 million t | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.35 million t | 221,676 t | 1.13 million t | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.07 million t | 230,376 t | 841,688 t | Germany |
| 2010s | 960,384 t | 281,773 t | 678,611 t | Germany |
| 2020s | 541,852 t | 374,715 t | 167,137 t | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Germany or Southern Africa?
- Germany, at 502,889 t against 336,775 t in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Germany and Southern Africa?
- 166,114 t, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Southern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Southern Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Germany ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 201 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 (%).