Italy vs Northern America: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Italy
- Northern America
How they compare
Italy currently reports 37,658 t against -20,868 t in Northern America, a difference of 58,526 t.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.8 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Italy ranks 26th and Northern America ranks 9th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Northern America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170,809 t | 1.25 million t | 1.08 million t | Northern America |
| 1970s | 231,888 t | 1.51 million t | 1.28 million t | Northern America |
| 1980s | 273,992 t | 1.07 million t | 796,651 t | Northern America |
| 1990s | 200,768 t | 725,027 t | 524,259 t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 101,398 t | 438,466 t | 337,068 t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 48,335 t | 161,119 t | 112,784 t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 41,670 t | 4,658 t | 37,012 t | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Italy or Northern America?
- Italy, at 37,658 t against -20,868 t in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Italy and Northern America?
- 58,526 t, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Northern America rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Italy ranks 26th and Northern America ranks 9th of 185 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 (%).