China vs Northern America: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- China
- Northern America
How they compare
China currently reports 136.16 kg/ha against 83.16 kg/ha in Northern America, a difference of 53 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.6 times Northern America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 6th of 186 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.11 kg/ha | 25.72 kg/ha | 13.39 kg/ha | China |
| 1970s | 54.94 kg/ha | 33.54 kg/ha | 21.39 kg/ha | China |
| 1980s | 68.62 kg/ha | 40.07 kg/ha | 28.55 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 81.1 kg/ha | 47.95 kg/ha | 33.15 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 93.55 kg/ha | 58.85 kg/ha | 34.7 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 118.07 kg/ha | 76.09 kg/ha | 41.98 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 133.77 kg/ha | 82.4 kg/ha | 51.37 kg/ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China or Northern America?
- China, at 136.16 kg/ha against 83.16 kg/ha in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China and Northern America?
- 53 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Northern America rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 6th 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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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 (%).