South Africa vs Zambia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -1.97 kg/ha against -2.19 kg/ha in Zambia, a difference of 0.22 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 125th and Zambia ranks 127th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 kg/ha | -0.2243 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2.06 kg/ha | 0.3978 kg/ha | 1.66 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.57 kg/ha | 0.6578 kg/ha | 0.9075 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.44 kg/ha | 0.5356 kg/ha | 0.9046 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.0321 kg/ha | 0.8276 kg/ha | 0.8597 kg/ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.7039 kg/ha | -1.11 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.17 kg/ha | 1.42 kg/ha | 0.251 kg/ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area, South Africa or Zambia?
- South Africa, at -1.97 kg/ha against -2.19 kg/ha in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area between South Africa and Zambia?
- 0.22 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- South Africa ranks 125th and Zambia ranks 127th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).