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

Mexico
4.09 kg/ha
in 2023
Nicaragua
3.7 kg/ha
in 2023
Mexico rank
79th
Nicaragua rank
82nd

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
0246196119922023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 4.09 kg/ha against 3.7 kg/ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.39 kg/ha.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Mexico ranks 79th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s -0.0456 kg/ha 1.12 kg/ha 1.16 kg/ha Nicaragua
1970s 2.5 kg/ha 2.28 kg/ha 0.2194 kg/ha Mexico
1980s 5.14 kg/ha 2.69 kg/ha 2.46 kg/ha Mexico
1990s 2.67 kg/ha 1.66 kg/ha 1.01 kg/ha Mexico
2000s 2.1 kg/ha 2.78 kg/ha 0.6824 kg/ha Nicaragua
2010s 2.84 kg/ha 4.22 kg/ha 1.38 kg/ha Nicaragua
2020s 3.66 kg/ha 4.52 kg/ha 0.862 kg/ha Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Mexico or Nicaragua?
Mexico, at 4.09 kg/ha against 3.7 kg/ha in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Mexico and Nicaragua?
0.39 kg/ha, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Mexico ranks 79th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd 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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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 (%).