Egypt vs South Africa: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen

Egypt
619,040 t
in 2023
South Africa
548,664 t
in 2023
Egypt rank
25th
South Africa rank
27th

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 619,040 t against 548,664 t in South Africa, a difference of 70,376 t.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 27th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 220,990 t 175,659 t 45,331 t Egypt
1970s 253,642 t 259,508 t 5,865 t South Africa
1980s 287,060 t 290,465 t 3,405 t South Africa
1990s 415,512 t 284,506 t 131,006 t Egypt
2000s 531,874 t 324,227 t 207,648 t Egypt
2010s 569,863 t 378,751 t 191,112 t Egypt
2020s 608,112 t 506,010 t 102,102 t Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland nitrogen, Egypt or South Africa?
Egypt, at 619,040 t against 548,664 t in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland nitrogen between Egypt and South Africa?
70,376 t, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for outputs — cropland nitrogen?
Egypt ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).