Northern America vs Sri Lanka: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency over time
- Northern America
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 262.14 % against 100.75 % in Northern America, a difference of 161.39 %.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.6 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Northern America ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 11th of 29 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.46 % | 81.58 % | 36.13 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 47.63 % | 93.38 % | 45.75 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 61.01 % | 73.19 % | 12.18 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 72.55 % | 96.59 % | 24.04 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 83.84 % | 101.39 % | 17.55 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 94.2 % | 109.14 % | 14.93 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 99.86 % | 218.2 % | 118.34 % | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency, Northern America or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 262.14 % against 100.75 % in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency between Northern America and Sri Lanka?
- 161.39 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Sri Lanka rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Northern America ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 11th 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 (%).