Soil nutrient balance

South Korea's soil receives triple the nutrients of the Netherlands, the runner-up nation.

OECDUpdated Dec '25

Summary

Top 5 Soil Systems

1South Korea
227.8 Kilogramme
2Netherlands
165.8 Kilogramme
3Czechia
75.6 Kilogramme
4Slovakia
63.3 Kilogramme
5New Zealand
63.1 Kilogramme
Dataset Median
34.1 Kilogramme

Bottom 5 Soil Systems

27Iceland
6.6 Kilogramme
28Argentina
3.3 Kilogramme
29South Africa
-6.5 Kilogramme
30Romania
-24.9 Kilogramme
31Indonesia
-65 Kilogramme

Comparison

3.7x

South Korea leads Netherlands by 3.7x

Trend

62 pts

62-point gap between 2nd and 3rd place

Leader

165.8

Netherlands second with 165.8 score

Data

31 results

1South Korea227.8 Kilogramme
2Netherlands165.8 Kilogramme
3Czechia75.6 Kilogramme
4Slovakia63.3 Kilogramme
5New Zealand63.1 Kilogramme
6Switzerland59.4 Kilogramme
7Croatia53.4 Kilogramme
7Germany53.4 Kilogramme
9Poland47.4 Kilogramme
10Portugal45.2 Kilogramme

Map

Soil nutrient balance

-65.0 Kilogramme
227.8 Kilogramme

Insights

Generated automatically using AI

Comparison

3.7x

South Korea's soil nutrient balance is 3.7x higher than Netherlands in second

Trend

62 pts

Massive 62-point drop from Netherlands to Czechia shows top-heavy distribution

Leader

165.8

Netherlands ranks second globally with 165.8 soil nutrient balance score

Outlier

-65

Indonesia shows severe nutrient depletion at -65, lowest among all nations

Gap

3

Only 3 countries have negative soil nutrient balances indicating depletion

Methodology

This dataset is sourced from the OECD through its official SDMX data service.
Rankdat does not alter or model the underlying values — we only clean formats, standardize country names, and reshape the data for visualization.

OECD compiles these indicators from a mix of sources including national statistical offices, international household surveys (such as Gallup World Poll, EU-SILC, ISSP), and harmonised administrative datasets.
Each indicator follows the definitions and structure specified in the OECD’s Data Structure Definition (DSD) for this dataflow.

Because indicators originate from different countries and surveys, collection years, sampling methods, and questionnaire wording may vary. OECD applies harmonisation rules to improve comparability, but differences in national methodology may still affect cross-country comparisons.

Full definitions, data collection notes, and quality documentation are available through the OECD metadata portal linked in the Sources section.

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