Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Melanesia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports -1.75 kg/ha against -2.01 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.26 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 15th of 18 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.2 kg/ha | -3.47 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1970s | -1.33 kg/ha | -2.18 kg/ha | 0.8503 kg/ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1980s | -1.7 kg/ha | -1.08 kg/ha | 0.618 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | -2.04 kg/ha | -0.1749 kg/ha | 1.87 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | -1.92 kg/ha | -0.6551 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | -2.07 kg/ha | -1.64 kg/ha | 0.4278 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | -2.07 kg/ha | -1.05 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at -1.75 kg/ha against -2.01 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 0.26 kg/ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 15th 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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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 (%).