Southern Asia vs USSR: Nutrient balance β€” Cropland phosphorus

Southern Asia
2.44 million t
in 2023
USSR
7.19 million t
in 1991
Southern Asia rank
3rd
USSR rank
1st

Nutrient balance β€” Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Southern Asia
  • USSR
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

USSR currently reports 7.19 million t against 2.44 million t in Southern Asia, a difference of 4.75 million t.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.9 times Southern Asia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Southern Asia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 38 regions.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Asia USSR Difference Ahead
1960s -199,716 t 2.38 million t 2.58 million t USSR
1970s -45,263 t 4.72 million t 4.76 million t USSR
1980s 540,888 t 7.73 million t 7.19 million t USSR
1990s 1.02 million t 7.69 million t 6.67 million t USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance β€” cropland phosphorus, Southern Asia or USSR?
USSR, at 7.19 million t against 2.44 million t in Southern Asia as of 1991.
What is the difference in nutrient balance β€” cropland phosphorus between Southern Asia and USSR?
4.75 million t, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Southern Asia and USSR rank globally for nutrient balance β€” cropland phosphorus?
Southern Asia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 38 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance β€” Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance β€” 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 (%).