Seychelles vs Western Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

Seychelles
17.96 kg/ha
in 2023
Western Africa
-3.02 kg/ha
in 2023
Seychelles rank
28th
Western Africa rank
36th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • Seychelles
  • Western Africa
-20-1001020196119922023

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 17.96 kg/ha against -3.02 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 20.98 kg/ha.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 5.9 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Africa ahead.

Seychelles ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 36th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -14.8 kg/ha -1.15 kg/ha 13.65 kg/ha Western Africa
1970s -2.6 kg/ha -0.9308 kg/ha 1.67 kg/ha Western Africa
1980s 4.53 kg/ha -0.7397 kg/ha 5.27 kg/ha Seychelles
1990s 16.63 kg/ha -1.68 kg/ha 18.31 kg/ha Seychelles
2000s 6.77 kg/ha -2.37 kg/ha 9.15 kg/ha Seychelles
2010s 10.65 kg/ha -2.47 kg/ha 13.12 kg/ha Seychelles
2020s 15.79 kg/ha -2.83 kg/ha 18.61 kg/ha Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Seychelles or Western Africa?
Seychelles, at 17.96 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 Seychelles and Western Africa?
20.98 kg/ha, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and Western Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Seychelles ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 36th of 185 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 (%).