China, Hong Kong SAR vs Western Europe: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

China, Hong Kong SAR
24.28 kg/ha
in 2023
Western Europe
13.1 kg/ha
in 2023
China, Hong Kong SAR rank
3rd
Western Europe rank
3rd

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • China, Hong Kong SAR
  • Western Europe
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How they compare

China, Hong Kong SAR currently reports 24.28 kg/ha against 13.1 kg/ha in Western Europe, a difference of 11.18 kg/ha.

That makes China, Hong Kong SAR's figure about 1.9 times Western Europe's.

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

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 3rd and Western Europe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, Hong Kong SAR averaged higher in 4 and Western Europe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Hong Kong SAR Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 5.06 kg/ha 10.89 kg/ha 5.83 kg/ha Western Europe
1970s 6.64 kg/ha 13.14 kg/ha 6.5 kg/ha Western Europe
1980s 10.85 kg/ha 13.56 kg/ha 2.71 kg/ha Western Europe
1990s 17.46 kg/ha 12.55 kg/ha 4.91 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
2000s 24.56 kg/ha 12.66 kg/ha 11.9 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
2010s 25.89 kg/ha 12.42 kg/ha 13.47 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
2020s 24.26 kg/ha 13.09 kg/ha 11.17 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China, Hong Kong SAR or Western Europe?
China, Hong Kong SAR, at 24.28 kg/ha against 13.1 kg/ha in Western Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China, Hong Kong SAR and Western Europe?
11.18 kg/ha, with China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong SAR and Western Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, Hong Kong SAR and Western Europe rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 3rd and Western Europe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
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
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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 (%).