China, mainland vs Southern Asia: Input — Cropland nitrogen

China, mainland
36.82 million t
in 2023
Southern Asia
40.64 million t
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
Southern Asia rank
4th

Input — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • China, mainland
  • Southern Asia
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 40.64 million t against 36.82 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 3.82 million t.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Asia ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 5 and Southern Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 6.57 million t 7.65 million t 1.08 million t Southern Asia
1970s 11.18 million t 10.42 million t 763,359 t China, mainland
1980s 21.62 million t 15.86 million t 5.76 million t China, mainland
1990s 31.03 million t 23.06 million t 7.97 million t China, mainland
2000s 37.55 million t 28.19 million t 9.36 million t China, mainland
2010s 41.43 million t 34.85 million t 6.58 million t China, mainland
2020s 37.04 million t 39.89 million t 2.85 million t Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, China, mainland or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 40.64 million t against 36.82 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between China, mainland and Southern Asia?
3.82 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Southern Asia rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Southern Asia ranks 4th 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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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 (%).