Brazil vs European Union (27): Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus

Brazil
880,846 t
in 2023
European Union (27)
347,819 t
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
European Union (27) rank
8th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Brazil
  • European Union (27)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 880,846 t against 347,819 t in European Union (27), a difference of 533,027 t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.5 times European Union (27)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was European Union (27) ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and European Union (27) ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and European Union (27) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil European Union (27) Difference Ahead
1960s 108,536 t 2.55 million t 2.44 million t European Union (27)
1970s 465,958 t 3.57 million t 3.10 million t European Union (27)
1980s 542,140 t 3.39 million t 2.85 million t European Union (27)
1990s 558,295 t 1.63 million t 1.07 million t European Union (27)
2000s 914,422 t 954,062 t 39,640 t European Union (27)
2010s 1.11 million t 618,218 t 493,512 t Brazil
2020s 1.39 million t 442,656 t 949,491 t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Brazil or European Union (27)?
Brazil, at 880,846 t against 347,819 t in European Union (27) as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Brazil and European Union (27)?
533,027 t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and European Union (27)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and European Union (27) rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
Brazil ranks 5th and European Union (27) ranks 8th 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 (%).