Africa vs Ireland: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium over time
- Africa
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 132,533 t against -2.50 million t in Africa, a difference of 2.64 million t.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 29th of 32 groups.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -498,745 t | 104,582 t | 603,327 t | Ireland |
| 1970s | -547,832 t | 141,926 t | 689,758 t | Ireland |
| 1980s | -567,093 t | 144,636 t | 711,729 t | Ireland |
| 1990s | -957,833 t | 145,864 t | 1.10 million t | Ireland |
| 2000s | -1.40 million t | 135,341 t | 1.54 million t | Ireland |
| 2010s | -1.99 million t | 136,474 t | 2.13 million t | Ireland |
| 2020s | -2.38 million t | 139,629 t | 2.52 million t | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium, Africa or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 132,533 t against -2.50 million t in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium between Africa and Ireland?
- 2.64 million t, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Ireland rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Africa ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 29th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).