Egypt vs Western Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Egypt
- Western Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 36,197 t against -372,721 t in Western Africa, a difference of 408,918 t.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 27th and Western Africa ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -20,955 t | -70,242 t | 49,287 t | Egypt |
| 1970s | -14,923 t | -58,228 t | 43,304 t | Egypt |
| 1980s | 21,102 t | -50,078 t | 71,180 t | Egypt |
| 1990s | -16,300 t | -139,524 t | 123,224 t | Egypt |
| 2000s | -23,234 t | -228,693 t | 205,459 t | Egypt |
| 2010s | -7,231 t | -272,256 t | 265,024 t | Egypt |
| 2020s | 20,394 t | -342,674 t | 363,069 t | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Egypt or Western Africa?
- Egypt, at 36,197 t against -372,721 t in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Egypt and Western Africa?
- 408,918 t, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Western Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Egypt ranks 27th and Western Africa ranks 29th 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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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 (%).