China vs Southern Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China
- Southern Europe
How they compare
China currently reports 4.56 kg/ha against 1.88 kg/ha in Southern Europe, a difference of 2.68 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 2.4 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 20th and Southern Europe ranks 19th of 186 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 0.5876 kg/ha | China |
| 1970s | 2.42 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 0.8098 kg/ha | China |
| 1980s | 3.03 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 3.16 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 3.05 kg/ha | 1.98 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 3.62 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 1.52 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 4.4 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha | 2.14 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 Southern Europe?
- China, at 4.56 kg/ha against 1.88 kg/ha in Southern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and Southern Europe?
- 2.68 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Southern Europe rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 20th and Southern Europe ranks 19th of 186 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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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 (%).