Americas vs China, mainland: Input — Cropland phosphorus

Americas
6.83 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
5.50 million t
in 2023
Americas rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
3rd

Input — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 6.83 million t against 5.50 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 1.32 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.2 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 32 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 4 and China, mainland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.90 million t 743,922 t 2.15 million t Americas
1970s 4.09 million t 1.35 million t 2.75 million t Americas
1980s 4.32 million t 2.50 million t 1.82 million t Americas
1990s 4.43 million t 4.53 million t 99,866 t China, mainland
2000s 5.31 million t 5.91 million t 601,672 t China, mainland
2010s 6.45 million t 6.88 million t 428,686 t China, mainland
2020s 7.16 million t 5.67 million t 1.49 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 6.83 million t against 5.50 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus between Americas and China, mainland?
1.32 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus?
Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland phosphorus. 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 phosphorus
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 (%).