Portugal vs South Africa: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square

Portugal
0.3577 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.3448 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
42nd
South Africa rank
44th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square over time

  • Portugal
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.3577 t per square kilometre against 0.3448 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0129 t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 44th of 173 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6699 t per square kilometre 0.1693 t per square kilometre 0.5006 t per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 0.7219 t per square kilometre 0.2945 t per square kilometre 0.4275 t per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.8499 t per square kilometre 0.3189 t per square kilometre 0.531 t per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.7938 t per square kilometre 0.205 t per square kilometre 0.5888 t per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.5725 t per square kilometre 0.1647 t per square kilometre 0.4078 t per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.43 t per square kilometre 0.2051 t per square kilometre 0.2249 t per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.3847 t per square kilometre 0.346 t per square kilometre 0.0387 t per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square, Portugal or South Africa?
Portugal, at 0.3577 t per square kilometre against 0.3448 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square between Portugal and South Africa?
0.0129 t per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square?
Portugal ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 44th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 8,631 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.