Asia vs China: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Asia
15.46 kg/ha
in 2023
China
24.2 kg/ha
in 2023
Asia rank
3rd
China rank
5th

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Asia
  • China
51015202530196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 24.2 kg/ha against 15.46 kg/ha in Asia, a difference of 8.74 kg/ha.

That makes China's figure about 1.6 times Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Asia ahead.

Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 38 regions.

Across the 7 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China Difference Ahead
1960s 5.43 kg/ha 5.03 kg/ha 0.3996 kg/ha Asia
1970s 6.54 kg/ha 6.6 kg/ha 0.0572 kg/ha China
1980s 8.94 kg/ha 10.79 kg/ha 1.85 kg/ha China
1990s 12.36 kg/ha 17.39 kg/ha 5.02 kg/ha China
2000s 14.23 kg/ha 24.47 kg/ha 10.25 kg/ha China
2010s 15.49 kg/ha 25.8 kg/ha 10.31 kg/ha China
2020s 15.37 kg/ha 24.19 kg/ha 8.82 kg/ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Asia or China?
China, at 24.2 kg/ha against 15.46 kg/ha in Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Asia and China?
8.74 kg/ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Asia and China rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 38 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen 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, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).