Southern Africa vs Tuvalu: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Southern Africa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 22.06 kg/ha against 1.67 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 20.39 kg/ha.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 13.2 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Southern Africa ranks 16th and Tuvalu ranks 20th of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Southern Africa averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 kg/ha | 4.27 kg/ha | 0.021 kg/ha | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 7.38 kg/ha | 5.78 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 7.86 kg/ha | 9.28 kg/ha | 1.42 kg/ha | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 3.87 kg/ha | 17.59 kg/ha | 13.72 kg/ha | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 2.19 kg/ha | 22.09 kg/ha | 19.9 kg/ha | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 3.11 kg/ha | 22.46 kg/ha | 19.36 kg/ha | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 2.99 kg/ha | 21.87 kg/ha | 18.88 kg/ha | Tuvalu |
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 Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 22.06 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 Tuvalu?
- 20.39 kg/ha, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Southern Africa and Tuvalu rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Southern Africa ranks 16th and Tuvalu ranks 20th 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 (%).