Southern Africa vs Switzerland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Southern Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 23.85 kg/ha against 1.67 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 22.18 kg/ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 14.3 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Southern Africa ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 29 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 kg/ha | 66.08 kg/ha | 61.83 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 7.38 kg/ha | 68.78 kg/ha | 61.39 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 7.86 kg/ha | 56.13 kg/ha | 48.27 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.87 kg/ha | 38.52 kg/ha | 34.65 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.19 kg/ha | 27.36 kg/ha | 25.17 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.11 kg/ha | 26.39 kg/ha | 23.28 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.99 kg/ha | 25.36 kg/ha | 22.37 kg/ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Southern Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 23.85 kg/ha against 1.67 kg/ha in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Southern Africa and Switzerland?
- 22.18 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Southern Africa and Switzerland rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Southern Africa ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 29 groups.
- 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 (%).