Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Southern Africa: Outputs — Cropland potassium

Democratic Republic of the Congo
237,807 t
in 2023
Southern Africa
228,173 t
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
Southern Africa rank
28th

Outputs — Cropland potassium over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Southern Africa
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 237,807 t against 228,173 t in Southern Africa, a difference of 9,634 t.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 18 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 72,156 t 73,710 t 1,553 t Southern Africa
1970s 87,174 t 106,488 t 19,315 t Southern Africa
1980s 108,833 t 124,696 t 15,862 t Southern Africa
1990s 128,463 t 128,505 t 41.84 t Southern Africa
2000s 111,162 t 147,676 t 36,514 t Southern Africa
2010s 198,234 t 172,332 t 25,901 t Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 231,795 t 215,618 t 16,177 t Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland potassium, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Southern Africa?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 237,807 t against 228,173 t in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland potassium between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Southern Africa?
9,634 t, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Southern Africa rank globally for outputs — cropland potassium?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 18 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland potassium
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
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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 (%).