China vs France: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

China
4.56 kg/ha
in 2023
France
4.29 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
20th
France rank
23rd

Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • China
  • France
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How they compare

China currently reports 4.56 kg/ha against 4.29 kg/ha in France, a difference of 0.27 kg/ha.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

China ranks 20th and France ranks 23rd of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China France Difference Ahead
1960s 1.83 kg/ha 3.23 kg/ha 1.4 kg/ha France
1970s 2.42 kg/ha 3.6 kg/ha 1.18 kg/ha France
1980s 3.03 kg/ha 3.59 kg/ha 0.5519 kg/ha France
1990s 3.16 kg/ha 3.41 kg/ha 0.2521 kg/ha France
2000s 3.05 kg/ha 3.57 kg/ha 0.5198 kg/ha France
2010s 3.62 kg/ha 3.82 kg/ha 0.2007 kg/ha France
2020s 4.4 kg/ha 4.02 kg/ha 0.3846 kg/ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China or France?
China, at 4.56 kg/ha against 4.29 kg/ha in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and France?
0.27 kg/ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and France rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
China ranks 20th and France ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue 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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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).