Africa vs Melanesia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 128.26 % against 124.18 % in Africa, a difference of 4.08 %.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Africa ranks 3rd and Melanesia ranks 6th of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and Melanesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.82 % | 184.6 % | 44.77 % | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 101.79 % | 143.22 % | 41.43 % | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 81.97 % | 119.82 % | 37.86 % | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 114.2 % | 103.19 % | 11.01 % | Africa |
| 2000s | 138.51 % | 110.79 % | 27.72 % | Africa |
| 2010s | 129.13 % | 126.4 % | 2.73 % | Africa |
| 2020s | 124.65 % | 116.86 % | 7.79 % | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency, Africa or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 128.26 % against 124.18 % in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency between Africa and Melanesia?
- 4.08 %, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Africa ranks 3rd and Melanesia ranks 6th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).