Germany vs South America: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium over time
- Germany
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 2.88 million t against 465,647 t in Germany, a difference of 2.42 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 6.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 8th and South America ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and South America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 million t | 457,820 t | 1.57 million t | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.12 million t | 934,630 t | 1.19 million t | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.96 million t | 1.15 million t | 810,128 t | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.06 million t | 1.40 million t | 338,378 t | South America |
| 2000s | 695,727 t | 1.66 million t | 963,325 t | South America |
| 2010s | 647,547 t | 1.76 million t | 1.11 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 486,549 t | 2.60 million t | 2.12 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium, Germany or South America?
- South America, at 2.88 million t against 465,647 t in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium between Germany and South America?
- 2.42 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and South America rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Germany ranks 8th and South America ranks 4th 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 (%).