Africa vs Iceland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Africa
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 16.36 kg/ha against -1 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 17.36 kg/ha.
That makes Iceland's figure about 16.3 times Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 28th and Iceland ranks 30th of 38 regions.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5998 kg/ha | 26.55 kg/ha | 27.15 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 1970s | -0.0117 kg/ha | 33.74 kg/ha | 33.75 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.5974 kg/ha | 30.62 kg/ha | 30.03 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 1990s | -0.3959 kg/ha | 23.4 kg/ha | 23.8 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 2000s | -1.07 kg/ha | 22.19 kg/ha | 23.26 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 2010s | -1.03 kg/ha | 27.09 kg/ha | 28.12 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 2020s | -1.01 kg/ha | 20.92 kg/ha | 21.93 kg/ha | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Africa or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 16.36 kg/ha against -1 kg/ha in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Africa and Iceland?
- 17.36 kg/ha, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Iceland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Iceland rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Africa ranks 28th and Iceland ranks 30th of 38 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).