China vs United States of America: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
China currently reports 46.45 kg/ha against 14.54 kg/ha in United States of America, a difference of 31.91 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 3.2 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.
China ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.12 kg/ha | 11.66 kg/ha | 4.54 kg/ha | United States of America |
| 1970s | 13.57 kg/ha | 13.89 kg/ha | 0.3185 kg/ha | United States of America |
| 1980s | 21.27 kg/ha | 12.66 kg/ha | 8.61 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 34.52 kg/ha | 12.64 kg/ha | 21.88 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 43.88 kg/ha | 13.44 kg/ha | 30.44 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 52.3 kg/ha | 14.76 kg/ha | 37.54 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 47.01 kg/ha | 14.51 kg/ha | 32.51 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 United States of America?
- China, at 46.45 kg/ha against 14.54 kg/ha in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and United States of America?
- 31.91 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 11th of 186 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 (%).