China, mainland vs India: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen

China, mainland
3.10 million t
in 2023
India
3.47 million t
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
India rank
1st

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 3.47 million t against 3.10 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 375,740 t.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1960s 522,301 t 1.31 million t 785,061 t India
1970s 665,037 t 1.54 million t 879,626 t India
1980s 1.28 million t 2.05 million t 769,353 t India
1990s 2.28 million t 2.71 million t 435,229 t India
2000s 3.26 million t 2.90 million t 365,417 t China, mainland
2010s 3.40 million t 3.31 million t 94,947 t China, mainland
2020s 3.10 million t 3.44 million t 338,270 t India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen, China, mainland or India?
India, at 3.47 million t against 3.10 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen between China, mainland and India?
375,740 t, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).