China vs India: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 5.80 million t against 3.60 million t in China, a difference of 2.20 million t.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 191 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.41 million t | 2.71 million t | 300,208 t | India |
| 1970s | 2.36 million t | 2.83 million t | 464,611 t | India |
| 1980s | 2.58 million t | 3.09 million t | 506,002 t | India |
| 1990s | 2.80 million t | 3.75 million t | 951,677 t | India |
| 2000s | 3.18 million t | 3.97 million t | 782,625 t | India |
| 2010s | 3.12 million t | 4.88 million t | 1.76 million t | India |
| 2020s | 3.53 million t | 5.68 million t | 2.15 million t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, China or India?
- India, at 5.80 million t against 3.60 million t in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between China and India?
- 2.20 million t, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd 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 (%).