China vs Republic of Korea: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

China
46.45 kg/ha
in 2023
Republic of Korea
46.87 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
14th
Republic of Korea rank
13th

Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • China
  • Republic of Korea
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 46.87 kg/ha against 46.45 kg/ha in China, a difference of 0.42 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

China ranks 14th and Republic of Korea ranks 13th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 7.12 kg/ha 26.22 kg/ha 19.11 kg/ha Republic of Korea
1970s 13.57 kg/ha 42.26 kg/ha 28.69 kg/ha Republic of Korea
1980s 21.27 kg/ha 46.02 kg/ha 24.75 kg/ha Republic of Korea
1990s 34.52 kg/ha 58.27 kg/ha 23.75 kg/ha Republic of Korea
2000s 43.88 kg/ha 47.49 kg/ha 3.62 kg/ha Republic of Korea
2010s 52.3 kg/ha 50.43 kg/ha 1.87 kg/ha China
2020s 47.01 kg/ha 47.15 kg/ha 0.1375 kg/ha Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 46.87 kg/ha against 46.45 kg/ha in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and Republic of Korea?
0.42 kg/ha, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Republic of Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Republic of Korea rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
China ranks 14th and Republic of Korea ranks 13th of 185 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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Indicator
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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 (%).