China vs Denmark: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

China
25.21 kg/ha
in 2023
Denmark
27.38 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
16th
Denmark rank
14th

Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • China
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 27.38 kg/ha against 25.21 kg/ha in China, a difference of 2.17 kg/ha.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

China ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 14th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 9.88 kg/ha 14.7 kg/ha 4.82 kg/ha Denmark
1970s 13.08 kg/ha 15.26 kg/ha 2.18 kg/ha Denmark
1980s 16.53 kg/ha 16.79 kg/ha 0.2615 kg/ha Denmark
1990s 17.46 kg/ha 22.03 kg/ha 4.57 kg/ha Denmark
2000s 17.23 kg/ha 28.6 kg/ha 11.37 kg/ha Denmark
2010s 20.14 kg/ha 31.56 kg/ha 11.42 kg/ha Denmark
2020s 24.32 kg/ha 32.06 kg/ha 7.74 kg/ha Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China or Denmark?
Denmark, at 27.38 kg/ha against 25.21 kg/ha in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China and Denmark?
2.17 kg/ha, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Denmark?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Denmark rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
China ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue 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 residue 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, 13,500 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 (%).