South Africa vs Spain: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus

South Africa
95,579 t
in 2023
Spain
108,840 t
in 2023
South Africa rank
30th
Spain rank
28th

Outputs — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 108,840 t against 95,579 t in South Africa, a difference of 13,261 t.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 31,308 t 71,381 t 40,073 t Spain
1970s 46,738 t 89,700 t 42,962 t Spain
1980s 52,654 t 113,918 t 61,265 t Spain
1990s 51,134 t 121,741 t 70,607 t Spain
2000s 57,959 t 147,961 t 90,003 t Spain
2010s 68,468 t 157,262 t 88,794 t Spain
2020s 90,383 t 153,656 t 63,273 t Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland phosphorus, South Africa or Spain?
Spain, at 108,840 t against 95,579 t in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland phosphorus between South Africa and Spain?
13,261 t, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for outputs — cropland phosphorus?
South Africa ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus
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 (%).