China vs Southern Asia: Input — Cropland nitrogen

China
37.84 million t
in 2023
Southern Asia
40.64 million t
in 2023
China rank
1st
Southern Asia rank
4th

Input — Cropland nitrogen over time

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

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 40.64 million t against 37.84 million t in China, a difference of 2.80 million t.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Asia ahead.

China ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 6.53 million t 7.65 million t 1.12 million t Southern Asia
1970s 11.23 million t 10.42 million t 809,139 t China
1980s 21.56 million t 15.86 million t 5.70 million t China
1990s 30.96 million t 23.06 million t 7.90 million t China
2000s 38.02 million t 28.19 million t 9.82 million t China
2010s 40.25 million t 34.85 million t 5.40 million t China
2020s 36.89 million t 39.89 million t 3.00 million t Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, China or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 40.64 million t against 37.84 million t in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between China and Southern Asia?
2.80 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
China ranks 1st 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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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 (%).