South Africa vs Zambia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 117.17 % against 112.88 % in South Africa, a difference of 4.29 %.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
South Africa ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 63rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.38 % | 112.54 % | 31.16 % | Zambia |
| 1970s | 79.4 % | 90.36 % | 10.96 % | Zambia |
| 1980s | 85.63 % | 86.9 % | 1.27 % | Zambia |
| 1990s | 85.75 % | 89.61 % | 3.87 % | Zambia |
| 2000s | 101.18 % | 91.72 % | 9.46 % | South Africa |
| 2010s | 97.49 % | 115.09 % | 17.6 % | Zambia |
| 2020s | 94.42 % | 91.92 % | 2.49 % | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency, South Africa or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 117.17 % against 112.88 % in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency between South Africa and Zambia?
- 4.29 %, with Zambia 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 use efficiency?
- South Africa ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 63rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency. 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 (%).