China vs Europe: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
China currently reports 46.45 kg/ha against 10.42 kg/ha in Europe, a difference of 36.03 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 4.5 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.
China ranks 15th and Europe ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.12 kg/ha | 15.96 kg/ha | 8.85 kg/ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 13.57 kg/ha | 23.02 kg/ha | 9.45 kg/ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 21.27 kg/ha | 26.56 kg/ha | 5.29 kg/ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 34.52 kg/ha | 15.76 kg/ha | 18.76 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 43.88 kg/ha | 11.44 kg/ha | 32.44 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 52.3 kg/ha | 11.37 kg/ha | 40.93 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 47.01 kg/ha | 11.13 kg/ha | 35.88 kg/ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China or Europe?
- China, at 46.45 kg/ha against 10.42 kg/ha in Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and Europe?
- 36.03 kg/ha, with China 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 input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 15th and Europe ranks 16th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).