Brazil vs China, mainland: Input — Cropland nitrogen

Brazil
19.78 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
36.82 million t
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
China, mainland rank
2nd

Input — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Brazil
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 36.82 million t against 19.78 million t in Brazil, a difference of 17.04 million t.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 201 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.30 million t 6.57 million t 5.27 million t China, mainland
1970s 2.78 million t 11.18 million t 8.40 million t China, mainland
1980s 4.37 million t 21.62 million t 17.26 million t China, mainland
1990s 5.39 million t 31.03 million t 25.64 million t China, mainland
2000s 8.75 million t 37.55 million t 28.81 million t China, mainland
2010s 13.59 million t 41.43 million t 27.84 million t China, mainland
2020s 18.40 million t 37.04 million t 18.64 million t China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, Brazil or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 36.82 million t against 19.78 million t in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between Brazil and China, mainland?
17.04 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
Brazil ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
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 (%).