Japan vs Northern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Japan
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 96,623 t against 57,346 t in Northern Africa, a difference of 39,277 t.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 14th and Northern Africa ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 195,209 t | -31,905 t | 227,114 t | Japan |
| 1970s | 285,344 t | 2,898 t | 282,446 t | Japan |
| 1980s | 304,351 t | 80,545 t | 223,806 t | Japan |
| 1990s | 273,405 t | 12,676 t | 260,729 t | Japan |
| 2000s | 192,968 t | -2,767 t | 195,736 t | Japan |
| 2010s | 146,840 t | 21,344 t | 125,496 t | Japan |
| 2020s | 116,812 t | 17,795 t | 99,016 t | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Japan or Northern Africa?
- Japan, at 96,623 t against 57,346 t in Northern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Japan and Northern Africa?
- 39,277 t, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Northern Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Japan ranks 14th and Northern Africa ranks 16th 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 (%).