Iraq vs South Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 24,094 t against 21,162 t in South Africa, a difference of 2,932 t.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 37th of 186 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5,776 t | 58,390 t | 64,167 t | South Africa |
| 1970s | -2,947 t | 102,310 t | 105,257 t | South Africa |
| 1980s | 13,338 t | 109,083 t | 95,746 t | South Africa |
| 1990s | 34,519 t | 57,654 t | 23,135 t | South Africa |
| 2000s | 23,524 t | 31,950 t | 8,426 t | South Africa |
| 2010s | 11,885 t | 42,192 t | 30,308 t | South Africa |
| 2020s | 12,284 t | 40,441 t | 28,157 t | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Iraq or South Africa?
- Iraq, at 24,094 t against 21,162 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Iraq and South Africa?
- 2,932 t, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Iraq ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 37th 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 (%).