China, mainland vs World: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

China, mainland
136.58 kg/ha
in 2023
World
67.26 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland rank
7th
World rank
8th

Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • China, mainland
  • World
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 136.58 kg/ha against 67.26 kg/ha in World, a difference of 69.32 kg/ha.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.0 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 7th and World ranks 8th of 186 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland World Difference Ahead
1960s 38.52 kg/ha 21.75 kg/ha 16.77 kg/ha China, mainland
1970s 54.38 kg/ha 27.71 kg/ha 26.67 kg/ha China, mainland
1980s 68.29 kg/ha 33.58 kg/ha 34.71 kg/ha China, mainland
1990s 81 kg/ha 39.63 kg/ha 41.37 kg/ha China, mainland
2000s 93.69 kg/ha 47.69 kg/ha 46 kg/ha China, mainland
2010s 118.35 kg/ha 59.62 kg/ha 58.72 kg/ha China, mainland
2020s 134.15 kg/ha 65.74 kg/ha 68.41 kg/ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China, mainland or World?
China, mainland, at 136.58 kg/ha against 67.26 kg/ha in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China, mainland and World?
69.32 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and World rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
China, mainland ranks 7th and World ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 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 (%).