Ireland vs Northern America: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

Ireland
0.529 kg/ha
in 2023
Northern America
0.2118 kg/ha
in 2023
Ireland rank
14th
Northern America rank
16th

Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • Ireland
  • Northern America
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.529 kg/ha against 0.2118 kg/ha in Northern America, a difference of 0.3172 kg/ha.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.5 times Northern America's.

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

Ireland ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 16th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7066 kg/ha 0.1465 kg/ha 0.56 kg/ha Ireland
1970s 0.6543 kg/ha 0.1567 kg/ha 0.4976 kg/ha Ireland
1980s 0.6401 kg/ha 0.1679 kg/ha 0.4722 kg/ha Ireland
1990s 0.5743 kg/ha 0.1784 kg/ha 0.396 kg/ha Ireland
2000s 0.4308 kg/ha 0.2003 kg/ha 0.2305 kg/ha Ireland
2010s 0.4967 kg/ha 0.2212 kg/ha 0.2755 kg/ha Ireland
2020s 0.4718 kg/ha 0.2145 kg/ha 0.2573 kg/ha Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Ireland or Northern America?
Ireland, at 0.529 kg/ha against 0.2118 kg/ha in Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Ireland and Northern America?
0.3172 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Northern America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Northern America rank globally for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Ireland ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 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 (%).