Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs World: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2.04 kg/ha
in 2023
World
4.32 kg/ha
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
6th
World rank
7th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 4.32 kg/ha against 2.04 kg/ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 2.28 kg/ha.

That makes World's figure about 2.1 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 6th and World ranks 7th of 18 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and World in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea World Difference Ahead
1960s 6.13 kg/ha 4.07 kg/ha 2.06 kg/ha Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1970s 15.87 kg/ha 6.5 kg/ha 9.37 kg/ha Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1980s 18.47 kg/ha 7.82 kg/ha 10.65 kg/ha Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1990s 5.92 kg/ha 5.95 kg/ha 0.0305 kg/ha World
2000s -0.1166 kg/ha 5.5 kg/ha 5.62 kg/ha World
2010s -2.46 kg/ha 5.68 kg/ha 8.14 kg/ha World
2020s -1.94 kg/ha 4.97 kg/ha 6.91 kg/ha World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or World?
World, at 4.32 kg/ha against 2.04 kg/ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and World?
2.28 kg/ha, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and World rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 6th and World ranks 7th of 18 countries.
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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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 (%).