South Africa vs Turkmenistan: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen

South Africa
297,434 t
in 2023
Turkmenistan
516,470 t
in 2023
South Africa rank
33rd
Turkmenistan rank
23rd

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • South Africa
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 516,470 t against 297,434 t in South Africa, a difference of 219,036 t.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 33rd and Turkmenistan ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 228,946 t 65,227 t 163,719 t South Africa
2000s 219,002 t 144,652 t 74,349 t South Africa
2010s 254,335 t 361,081 t 106,745 t Turkmenistan
2020s 348,379 t 443,449 t 95,070 t Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, South Africa or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 516,470 t against 297,434 t in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between South Africa and Turkmenistan?
219,036 t, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkmenistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Turkmenistan rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
South Africa ranks 33rd and Turkmenistan ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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
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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 (%).