Northern Africa vs Polynesia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency

Northern Africa
82.09 %
in 2023
Polynesia
85.5 %
in 2023
Northern Africa rank
15th
Polynesia rank
12th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency over time

  • Northern Africa
  • Polynesia
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How they compare

Polynesia currently reports 85.5 % against 82.09 % in Northern Africa, a difference of 3.41 %.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Polynesia ahead.

Northern Africa ranks 15th and Polynesia ranks 12th of 29 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Northern Africa averaged higher in 4 and Polynesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Africa Polynesia Difference Ahead
1960s 153.66 % 351.43 % 197.77 % Polynesia
1970s 101.09 % 255.15 % 154.06 % Polynesia
1980s 61.6 % 115.54 % 53.94 % Polynesia
1990s 93.6 % 71.93 % 21.68 % Northern Africa
2000s 101.27 % 83.88 % 17.39 % Northern Africa
2010s 93.27 % 84.25 % 9.02 % Northern Africa
2020s 94.54 % 80.69 % 13.85 % Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency, Northern Africa or Polynesia?
Polynesia, at 85.5 % against 82.09 % in Northern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency between Northern Africa and Polynesia?
3.41 %, with Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Polynesia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Northern Africa and Polynesia rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Northern Africa ranks 15th and Polynesia ranks 12th 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Unit
%
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 (%).