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

Italy
3.97 kg/ha
in 2023
Mexico
4.09 kg/ha
in 2023
Italy rank
80th
Mexico rank
79th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • Italy
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 4.09 kg/ha against 3.97 kg/ha in Italy, a difference of 0.12 kg/ha.

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

Italy ranks 80th and Mexico ranks 79th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 11.16 kg/ha -0.0456 kg/ha 11.2 kg/ha Italy
1970s 18.47 kg/ha 2.5 kg/ha 15.97 kg/ha Italy
1980s 22.46 kg/ha 5.14 kg/ha 17.31 kg/ha Italy
1990s 17.65 kg/ha 2.67 kg/ha 14.98 kg/ha Italy
2000s 9.65 kg/ha 2.1 kg/ha 7.55 kg/ha Italy
2010s 5.22 kg/ha 2.84 kg/ha 2.38 kg/ha Italy
2020s 4.42 kg/ha 3.66 kg/ha 0.7647 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, Italy or Mexico?
Mexico, at 4.09 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 Italy and Mexico?
0.12 kg/ha, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Italy ranks 80th and Mexico ranks 79th 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
Last refreshed

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 (%).