Americas vs China, mainland: Biological fixation β€” Cropland nitrogen

Americas
23.53 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
3.59 million t
in 2023
Americas rank
2nd
China, mainland rank
4th

Biological fixation β€” Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 23.53 million t against 3.59 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 19.94 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 6.6 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

Americas ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 4th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.81 million t 2.37 million t 434,521 t Americas
1970s 5.12 million t 2.33 million t 2.80 million t Americas
1980s 7.34 million t 2.55 million t 4.78 million t Americas
1990s 9.13 million t 2.78 million t 6.35 million t Americas
2000s 14.03 million t 3.17 million t 10.86 million t Americas
2010s 20.16 million t 3.11 million t 17.05 million t Americas
2020s 23.20 million t 3.52 million t 19.68 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation β€” cropland nitrogen, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 23.53 million t against 3.59 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation β€” cropland nitrogen between Americas and China, mainland?
19.94 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for biological fixation β€” cropland nitrogen?
Americas ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 4th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation β€” Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Biological fixation β€” Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,870 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 (%).