China vs Western Asia: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China
- Western Asia
How they compare
China currently reports 46.45 kg/ha against 10.58 kg/ha in Western Asia, a difference of 35.87 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 4.4 times Western Asia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 15th and Western Asia ranks 15th of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.12 kg/ha | 2.26 kg/ha | 4.86 kg/ha | China |
| 1970s | 13.57 kg/ha | 5.59 kg/ha | 7.98 kg/ha | China |
| 1980s | 21.27 kg/ha | 9.26 kg/ha | 12.01 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 34.52 kg/ha | 10.87 kg/ha | 23.65 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 43.88 kg/ha | 9.58 kg/ha | 34.29 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 52.3 kg/ha | 9.67 kg/ha | 42.63 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 47.01 kg/ha | 10.17 kg/ha | 36.84 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 Western Asia?
- China, at 46.45 kg/ha against 10.58 kg/ha in Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and Western Asia?
- 35.87 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Western Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Western Asia rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 15th and Western Asia ranks 15th 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 (%).