South America vs USSR: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus over time
- South America
- USSR
How they compare
South America currently reports 2.58 million t against 841,437 t in USSR, a difference of 1.74 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 3.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 8th and USSR ranks 5th of 32 groups.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 292,459 t | 735,806 t | 443,347 t | USSR |
| 1970s | 426,623 t | 946,338 t | 519,714 t | USSR |
| 1980s | 642,603 t | 945,177 t | 302,574 t | USSR |
| 1990s | 704,861 t | 967,008 t | 262,148 t | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outputs — cropland phosphorus, South America or USSR?
- South America, at 2.58 million t against 841,437 t in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in outputs — cropland phosphorus between South America and USSR?
- 1.74 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do South America and USSR rank globally for outputs — cropland phosphorus?
- South America ranks 8th and USSR ranks 5th 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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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 (%).