China vs Western Europe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China
- Western Europe
How they compare
China currently reports 26.48 kg/ha against 17.65 kg/ha in Western Europe, a difference of 8.83 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Europe ahead.
China ranks 6th and Western Europe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.67 kg/ha | 8.26 kg/ha | 0.5882 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1970s | 11.02 kg/ha | 10.6 kg/ha | 0.4157 kg/ha | China |
| 1980s | 13.57 kg/ha | 13.6 kg/ha | 0.0268 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 15.88 kg/ha | 15.96 kg/ha | 0.0867 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 18.02 kg/ha | 17.18 kg/ha | 0.8391 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 23.04 kg/ha | 17.58 kg/ha | 5.46 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 26.03 kg/ha | 17.22 kg/ha | 8.81 kg/ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China or Western Europe?
- China, at 26.48 kg/ha against 17.65 kg/ha in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and Western Europe?
- 8.83 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Western Europe rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 6th and Western Europe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).