Americas vs China: Crop harvest removal β€” Cropland phosphorus

Americas
5.69 million t
in 2023
China
3.40 million t
in 2023
Americas rank
3rd
China rank
1st

Crop harvest removal β€” Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Americas
  • China
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 5.69 million t against 3.40 million t in China, a difference of 2.29 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.7 times China's.

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

Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 32 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China Difference Ahead
1960s 1.46 million t 799,354 t 662,489 t Americas
1970s 1.97 million t 1.11 million t 859,630 t Americas
1980s 2.50 million t 1.60 million t 901,207 t Americas
1990s 2.96 million t 2.08 million t 874,407 t Americas
2000s 3.78 million t 2.41 million t 1.38 million t Americas
2010s 5.02 million t 3.04 million t 1.99 million t Americas
2020s 5.59 million t 3.34 million t 2.25 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop harvest removal β€” cropland phosphorus, Americas or China?
Americas, at 5.69 million t against 3.40 million t in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop harvest removal β€” cropland phosphorus between Americas and China?
2.29 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and China rank globally for crop harvest removal β€” cropland phosphorus?
Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal β€” Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal β€” Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
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
Last refreshed

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 (%).