Central America vs Spain: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Central America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 169,311 t against 156,904 t in Central America, a difference of 12,407 t.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Central America ranks 12th and Spain ranks 9th of 32 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,282 t | 142,149 t | 129,867 t | Spain |
| 1970s | 71,833 t | 197,862 t | 126,029 t | Spain |
| 1980s | 132,121 t | 193,409 t | 61,288 t | Spain |
| 1990s | 107,248 t | 240,422 t | 133,174 t | Spain |
| 2000s | 102,863 t | 216,165 t | 113,302 t | Spain |
| 2010s | 127,281 t | 174,198 t | 46,917 t | Spain |
| 2020s | 149,962 t | 155,484 t | 5,522 t | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Central America or Spain?
- Spain, at 169,311 t against 156,904 t in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Central America and Spain?
- 12,407 t, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Spain rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Central America ranks 12th and Spain ranks 9th 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 (%).