Americas vs China, mainland: Input — Cropland nitrogen

Americas
54.21 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
36.82 million t
in 2023
Americas rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
2nd

Input — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 54.21 million t against 36.82 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 17.39 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.5 times China, mainland's.

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

Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 13.08 million t 6.57 million t 6.52 million t Americas
1970s 20.84 million t 11.18 million t 9.66 million t Americas
1980s 26.57 million t 21.62 million t 4.94 million t Americas
1990s 30.53 million t 31.03 million t 501,300 t China, mainland
2000s 37.79 million t 37.55 million t 238,180 t Americas
2010s 48.06 million t 41.43 million t 6.63 million t Americas
2020s 53.97 million t 37.04 million t 16.93 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 54.21 million t against 36.82 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between Americas and China, mainland?
17.39 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Input — 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
Last refreshed

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 (%).