Brazil vs China, mainland: Input — Cropland phosphorus

Brazil
2.74 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
5.50 million t
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
China, mainland rank
3rd

Input — Cropland phosphorus over time

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

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 5.50 million t against 2.74 million t in Brazil, a difference of 2.76 million t.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.0 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 201 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 248,381 t 743,922 t 495,541 t China, mainland
1970s 689,589 t 1.35 million t 658,275 t China, mainland
1980s 905,835 t 2.50 million t 1.59 million t China, mainland
1990s 1.02 million t 4.53 million t 3.51 million t China, mainland
2000s 1.69 million t 5.91 million t 4.22 million t China, mainland
2010s 2.37 million t 6.88 million t 4.51 million t China, mainland
2020s 3.04 million t 5.67 million t 2.63 million t China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus, Brazil or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 5.50 million t against 2.74 million t in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus between Brazil and China, mainland?
2.76 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus?
Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
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 (%).