China (People’s Republic of) vs Eastern Asia: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen

China (People’s Republic of)
3.11 million t
in 2023
Eastern Asia
3.20 million t
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
Eastern Asia rank
3rd

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Eastern Asia
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 3.20 million t against 3.11 million t in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 93,210 t.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 185 countries.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 523,871 t 569,547 t 45,676 t Eastern Asia
1970s 667,250 t 730,986 t 63,736 t Eastern Asia
1980s 1.29 million t 1.36 million t 75,906 t Eastern Asia
1990s 2.28 million t 2.37 million t 87,461 t Eastern Asia
2000s 3.27 million t 3.37 million t 98,519 t Eastern Asia
2010s 3.41 million t 3.51 million t 101,874 t Eastern Asia
2020s 3.11 million t 3.20 million t 94,520 t Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen, China (People’s Republic of) or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 3.20 million t against 3.11 million t in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen between China (People’s Republic of) and Eastern Asia?
93,210 t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Eastern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Eastern Asia rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Eastern Asia ranks 3rd 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 (%).