Brazil vs China: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.10 million t against 3.60 million t in China, a difference of 8.49 million t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 3.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and China ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 386,113 t | 2.41 million t | 2.03 million t | China |
| 1970s | 1.20 million t | 2.36 million t | 1.16 million t | China |
| 1980s | 2.13 million t | 2.58 million t | 453,400 t | China |
| 1990s | 2.67 million t | 2.80 million t | 131,412 t | China |
| 2000s | 4.75 million t | 3.18 million t | 1.57 million t | Brazil |
| 2010s | 7.90 million t | 3.12 million t | 4.77 million t | Brazil |
| 2020s | 10.82 million t | 3.53 million t | 7.28 million t | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 12.10 million t against 3.60 million t in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between Brazil and China?
- 8.49 million t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- Brazil ranks 1st and China ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).