Colombia vs Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus

Colombia
109,100 t
in 2023
Europe
243,990 t
in 2023
Colombia rank
11th
Europe rank
11th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Colombia
  • Europe
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Europe currently reports 243,990 t against 109,100 t in Colombia, a difference of 134,890 t.

That makes Europe's figure about 2.2 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 11th and Europe ranks 11th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 25,225 t 3.85 million t 3.82 million t Europe
1970s 29,454 t 5.66 million t 5.63 million t Europe
1980s 41,278 t 6.50 million t 6.46 million t Europe
1990s 61,015 t 2.86 million t 2.80 million t Europe
2000s 83,962 t 1.20 million t 1.12 million t Europe
2010s 109,677 t 741,274 t 631,597 t Europe
2020s 107,891 t 429,596 t 321,706 t Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Colombia or Europe?
Europe, at 243,990 t against 109,100 t in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Colombia and Europe?
134,890 t, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Europe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
Colombia ranks 11th and Europe ranks 11th of 201 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
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 (%).