South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium over time
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -18,924 t against -24,402 t in South Africa, a difference of 5,478 t.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
South Africa ranks 158th and Zimbabwe ranks 155th of 186 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,541 t | 8,607 t | 8,934 t | South Africa |
| 1970s | 25,812 t | 12,459 t | 13,353 t | South Africa |
| 1980s | 19,827 t | 5,618 t | 14,210 t | South Africa |
| 1990s | 19,696 t | 8,560 t | 11,136 t | South Africa |
| 2000s | -466.98 t | -5,389 t | 4,922 t | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8,630 t | -1,315 t | 9,945 t | South Africa |
| 2020s | 14,495 t | -15,801 t | 30,296 t | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -18,924 t against -24,402 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 5,478 t, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- South Africa ranks 158th and Zimbabwe ranks 155th 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 (%).