China vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen

China
3.11 million t
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2.47 million t
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
5th

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • China
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 3.11 million t against 2.47 million t in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 632,370 t.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.

China ranks 2nd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 523,871 t 798,541 t 274,670 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 667,250 t 966,795 t 299,544 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 1.29 million t 1.21 million t 73,992 t China
1990s 2.28 million t 1.60 million t 679,368 t China
2000s 3.27 million t 1.84 million t 1.43 million t China
2010s 3.41 million t 2.26 million t 1.15 million t China
2020s 3.11 million t 2.46 million t 649,415 t China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen, China or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
China, at 3.11 million t against 2.47 million t in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen between China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
632,370 t, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen?
China ranks 2nd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th of 201 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 (%).