Morocco vs South Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus

Morocco
22,102 t
in 2023
South Africa
21,162 t
in 2023
Morocco rank
35th
South Africa rank
37th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 22,102 t against 21,162 t in South Africa, a difference of 940 t.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Morocco ranks 35th 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 Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -3,716 t 58,390 t 62,106 t South Africa
1970s 3,243 t 102,310 t 99,067 t South Africa
1980s 16,759 t 109,083 t 92,324 t South Africa
1990s 12,690 t 57,654 t 44,964 t South Africa
2000s 20,056 t 31,950 t 11,894 t South Africa
2010s 30,090 t 42,192 t 12,102 t South Africa
2020s 14,172 t 40,441 t 26,270 t South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco, at 22,102 t against 21,162 t in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Morocco and South Africa?
940 t, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
Morocco ranks 35th 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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).