China (People’s Republic of) vs Eastern Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen

China (People’s Republic of)
3.24 million t
in 2023
Eastern Europe
5.19 million t
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
Eastern Europe rank
3rd

Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Eastern Europe
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Europe currently reports 5.19 million t against 3.24 million t in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 1.95 million t.

That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 1.6 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eastern Europe ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Eastern Europe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Eastern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.03 million t 2.03 million t 1.00 million t Eastern Europe
1970s 1.32 million t 2.59 million t 1.27 million t Eastern Europe
1980s 1.95 million t 2.76 million t 806,903 t Eastern Europe
1990s 2.29 million t 2.59 million t 294,913 t Eastern Europe
2000s 2.30 million t 2.60 million t 303,594 t Eastern Europe
2010s 2.66 million t 3.59 million t 932,561 t Eastern Europe
2020s 3.12 million t 4.77 million t 1.65 million t Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen, China (People’s Republic of) or Eastern Europe?
Eastern Europe, at 5.19 million t against 3.24 million t in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen between China (People’s Republic of) and Eastern Europe?
1.95 million t, with Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Eastern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Eastern Europe rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Eastern Europe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen. 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
Unit
t
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 (%).