Japan vs South Africa: Seed — Cropland potassium

Japan
1,482 t
in 2023
South Africa
1,511 t
in 2023
Japan rank
68th
South Africa rank
66th

Seed — Cropland potassium over time

  • Japan
  • South Africa
1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1,511 t against 1,482 t in Japan, a difference of 29 t.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 66th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4,651 t 1,460 t 3,191 t Japan
1970s 2,799 t 1,559 t 1,241 t Japan
1980s 2,640 t 1,681 t 958.77 t Japan
1990s 2,106 t 1,365 t 740.83 t Japan
2000s 1,627 t 1,220 t 406.9 t Japan
2010s 1,482 t 1,300 t 181.84 t Japan
2020s 1,482 t 1,493 t 10.72 t South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland potassium, Japan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1,511 t against 1,482 t in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland potassium between Japan and South Africa?
29 t, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for seed — cropland potassium?
Japan ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 66th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Seed — 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, 13,483 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 (%).