Iraq vs Italy: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

Iraq
4.39 kg/ha
in 2023
Italy
3.97 kg/ha
in 2023
Iraq rank
77th
Italy rank
80th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • Iraq
  • Italy
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 4.39 kg/ha against 3.97 kg/ha in Italy, a difference of 0.42 kg/ha.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Iraq ranks 77th and Italy ranks 80th of 201 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Italy Difference Ahead
1960s -1.18 kg/ha 11.16 kg/ha 12.34 kg/ha Italy
1970s -0.5741 kg/ha 18.47 kg/ha 19.04 kg/ha Italy
1980s 2.46 kg/ha 22.46 kg/ha 20 kg/ha Italy
1990s 6.88 kg/ha 17.65 kg/ha 10.77 kg/ha Italy
2000s 5.2 kg/ha 9.65 kg/ha 4.45 kg/ha Italy
2010s 2.33 kg/ha 5.22 kg/ha 2.89 kg/ha Italy
2020s 2.24 kg/ha 4.42 kg/ha 2.18 kg/ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Iraq or Italy?
Iraq, at 4.39 kg/ha against 3.97 kg/ha in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Iraq and Italy?
0.42 kg/ha, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Italy rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Iraq ranks 77th and Italy ranks 80th of 201 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

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 (%).