Central America vs Mexico: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Central America
- Mexico
How they compare
Central America currently reports 156,904 t against 100,045 t in Mexico, a difference of 56,859 t.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.6 times Mexico's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 14th of 32 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,282 t | -1,013 t | 13,294 t | Central America |
| 1970s | 71,833 t | 48,233 t | 23,600 t | Central America |
| 1980s | 132,121 t | 106,275 t | 25,846 t | Central America |
| 1990s | 107,248 t | 66,101 t | 41,147 t | Central America |
| 2000s | 102,863 t | 54,119 t | 48,744 t | Central America |
| 2010s | 127,281 t | 67,831 t | 59,449 t | Central America |
| 2020s | 149,962 t | 92,689 t | 57,273 t | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Central America or Mexico?
- Central America, at 156,904 t against 100,045 t in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Central America and Mexico?
- 56,859 t, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Mexico rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Central America ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 14th of 32 groups.
- 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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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 (%).