Italy vs Southern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium over time
- Italy
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 292,204 t against -21,358 t in Southern Africa, a difference of 313,562 t.
That makes Italy's figure about 13.7 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 19th and Southern Africa ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 457,766 t | 24,021 t | 433,745 t | Italy |
| 1970s | 540,697 t | 33,276 t | 507,422 t | Italy |
| 1980s | 611,432 t | 25,407 t | 586,025 t | Italy |
| 1990s | 528,444 t | 23,358 t | 505,086 t | Italy |
| 2000s | 388,621 t | 2,550 t | 386,071 t | Italy |
| 2010s | 290,572 t | 9,872 t | 280,700 t | Italy |
| 2020s | 296,153 t | 15,412 t | 280,742 t | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium, Italy or Southern Africa?
- Italy, at 292,204 t against -21,358 t in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium between Italy and Southern Africa?
- 313,562 t, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Southern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Southern Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Italy ranks 19th and Southern Africa ranks 18th of 186 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 (%).