Iceland vs Western Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Iceland
- Western Africa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 16.36 kg/ha against -3.02 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 19.38 kg/ha.
That makes Iceland's figure about 5.4 times Western Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.55 kg/ha | -1.15 kg/ha | 27.69 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 1970s | 33.74 kg/ha | -0.9308 kg/ha | 34.67 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 1980s | 30.62 kg/ha | -0.7397 kg/ha | 31.36 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 1990s | 23.4 kg/ha | -1.68 kg/ha | 25.09 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 2000s | 22.19 kg/ha | -2.37 kg/ha | 24.56 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 2010s | 27.09 kg/ha | -2.47 kg/ha | 29.56 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 2020s | 20.92 kg/ha | -2.83 kg/ha | 23.74 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, Iceland or Western Africa?
- Iceland, at 16.36 kg/ha against -3.02 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Iceland and Western Africa?
- 19.38 kg/ha, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Western Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Iceland ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 29th of 186 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 (%).