Canada vs Southern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium over time
- Canada
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 250,132 t against -21,358 t in Southern Africa, a difference of 271,490 t.
That makes Canada's figure about 11.7 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Southern Africa ranks 20th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Southern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 257,162 t | 24,021 t | 233,141 t | Canada |
| 1970s | 244,547 t | 33,276 t | 211,271 t | Canada |
| 1980s | 234,738 t | 25,407 t | 209,331 t | Canada |
| 1990s | 99,676 t | 23,358 t | 76,318 t | Canada |
| 2000s | 47,455 t | 2,550 t | 44,905 t | Canada |
| 2010s | -79,118 t | 9,872 t | 88,990 t | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 202,534 t | 15,412 t | 187,122 t | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium, Canada or Southern Africa?
- Canada, at 250,132 t against -21,358 t in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium between Canada and Southern Africa?
- 271,490 t, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Southern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Southern Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Canada ranks 20th and Southern Africa ranks 20th of 185 countries.
- 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 (%).