USSR vs World: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus

USSR
7.19 million t
in 1991
World
6.80 million t
in 2023
USSR rank
1st
World rank
1st

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • USSR
  • World
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 7.19 million t against 6.80 million t in World, a difference of 393,360 t.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times World's.

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

USSR ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR World Difference Ahead
1960s 2.38 million t 5.52 million t 3.14 million t World
1970s 4.72 million t 9.04 million t 4.33 million t World
1980s 7.73 million t 11.41 million t 3.69 million t World
1990s 7.69 million t 11.16 million t 3.47 million t World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, USSR or World?
USSR, at 7.19 million t against 6.80 million t in World as of 1991.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between USSR and World?
393,360 t, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and World?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do USSR and World rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
USSR ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 201 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

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 (%).