Italy vs South Africa: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Italy
- South Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 262,848 t against 127,213 t in South Africa, a difference of 135,635 t.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 34th of 185 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 269,908 t | 39,770 t | 230,137 t | Italy |
| 1970s | 374,720 t | 87,939 t | 286,781 t | Italy |
| 1980s | 447,348 t | 122,162 t | 325,186 t | Italy |
| 1990s | 397,977 t | 119,101 t | 278,876 t | Italy |
| 2000s | 351,217 t | 128,010 t | 223,207 t | Italy |
| 2010s | 285,761 t | 129,423 t | 156,338 t | Italy |
| 2020s | 270,554 t | 160,238 t | 110,317 t | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen, Italy or South Africa?
- Italy, at 262,848 t against 127,213 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen between Italy and South Africa?
- 135,635 t, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen?
- Italy ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 34th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).