Mongolia vs Western Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Mongolia
- Western Europe
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 29.94 kg/ha against 1.82 kg/ha in Western Europe, a difference of 28.12 kg/ha.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 16.4 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Europe ahead.
Mongolia ranks 15th and Western Europe ranks 15th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Western Europe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.98 kg/ha | 36.26 kg/ha | 19.28 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1970s | 17.37 kg/ha | 46.49 kg/ha | 29.12 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1980s | 11.93 kg/ha | 37.43 kg/ha | 25.51 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 14.7 kg/ha | 20.22 kg/ha | 5.52 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 14.69 kg/ha | 9.63 kg/ha | 5.06 kg/ha | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 19.3 kg/ha | 5.94 kg/ha | 13.36 kg/ha | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 30.35 kg/ha | 3.19 kg/ha | 27.16 kg/ha | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Mongolia or Western Europe?
- Mongolia, at 29.94 kg/ha against 1.82 kg/ha in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Mongolia and Western Europe?
- 28.12 kg/ha, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Western Europe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Mongolia ranks 15th and Western Europe ranks 15th 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
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 (%).