Bangladesh vs South America: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus

Bangladesh
287,365 t
in 2023
South America
1.00 million t
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
7th
South America rank
5th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South America
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

South America currently reports 1.00 million t against 287,365 t in Bangladesh, a difference of 714,515 t.

That makes South America's figure about 3.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and South America ranks 5th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South America Difference Ahead
1960s -21,836 t 137,894 t 159,731 t South America
1970s -4,379 t 508,686 t 513,065 t South America
1980s 16,911 t 585,387 t 568,477 t South America
1990s 14,268 t 617,358 t 603,090 t South America
2000s 15,293 t 970,304 t 955,011 t South America
2010s 119,073 t 1.12 million t 997,925 t South America
2020s 282,023 t 1.42 million t 1.13 million t South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Bangladesh or South America?
South America, at 1.00 million t against 287,365 t in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Bangladesh and South America?
714,515 t, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and South America rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and South America ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
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 (%).