China vs Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus

China
585,795 t
in 2023
Europe
1.14 million t
in 2023
China rank
1st
Europe rank
2nd

Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • China
  • Europe
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How they compare

Europe currently reports 1.14 million t against 585,795 t in China, a difference of 549,885 t.

That makes Europe's figure about 1.9 times China's.

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

China ranks 1st and Europe ranks 2nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 190,312 t 670,611 t 480,299 t Europe
1970s 245,152 t 820,742 t 575,589 t Europe
1980s 358,707 t 897,725 t 539,018 t Europe
1990s 414,666 t 847,099 t 432,433 t Europe
2000s 407,418 t 804,648 t 397,230 t Europe
2010s 477,660 t 928,698 t 451,038 t Europe
2020s 565,206 t 1.10 million t 537,234 t Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus, China or Europe?
Europe, at 1.14 million t against 585,795 t in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus between China and Europe?
549,885 t, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Europe rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus?
China ranks 1st and Europe ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus. 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
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 (%).