Samoa vs South Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency

Samoa
83.12 %
in 2023
South Africa
81.87 %
in 2023
Samoa rank
77th
South Africa rank
78th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 83.12 % against 81.87 % in South Africa, a difference of 1.25 %.

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

Samoa ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 78th of 186 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 308.04 % 36.04 % 272.01 % Samoa
1970s 298.87 % 31.43 % 267.43 % Samoa
1980s 145.84 % 34.11 % 111.73 % Samoa
1990s 82.97 % 47.26 % 35.72 % Samoa
2000s 85.01 % 65.31 % 19.7 % Samoa
2010s 80.71 % 63.44 % 17.27 % Samoa
2020s 84.12 % 69.64 % 14.49 % Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at 83.12 % against 81.87 % in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency between Samoa and South Africa?
1.25 %, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Samoa ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 78th of 186 countries.
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
Last refreshed

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 (%).