Europe vs Spain: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Europe
- Spain
How they compare
Europe currently reports 243,990 t against 169,311 t in Spain, a difference of 74,679 t.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 11th and Spain ranks 9th of 32 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.85 million t | 142,149 t | 3.70 million t | Europe |
| 1970s | 5.66 million t | 197,862 t | 5.46 million t | Europe |
| 1980s | 6.50 million t | 193,409 t | 6.30 million t | Europe |
| 1990s | 2.86 million t | 240,422 t | 2.62 million t | Europe |
| 2000s | 1.20 million t | 216,165 t | 984,423 t | Europe |
| 2010s | 741,274 t | 174,198 t | 567,076 t | Europe |
| 2020s | 429,596 t | 155,484 t | 274,113 t | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Europe or Spain?
- Europe, at 243,990 t against 169,311 t in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Europe and Spain?
- 74,679 t, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe and Spain rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Europe ranks 11th 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 (%).