China vs China, mainland: Input — Cropland phosphorus

China
5.96 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
5.50 million t
in 2023
China rank
2nd
China, mainland rank
3rd

Input — Cropland phosphorus over time

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

How they compare

China currently reports 5.96 million t against 5.50 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 460,540 t.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 740,807 t 743,922 t 3,115 t China, mainland
1970s 1.37 million t 1.35 million t 24,109 t China
1980s 2.51 million t 2.50 million t 12,424 t China
1990s 4.53 million t 4.53 million t 27 t China, mainland
2000s 5.86 million t 5.91 million t 47,876 t China, mainland
2010s 6.91 million t 6.88 million t 32,546 t China
2020s 6.04 million t 5.67 million t 365,315 t China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus, China or China, mainland?
China, at 5.96 million t against 5.50 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus between China and China, mainland?
460,540 t, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus?
China ranks 2nd 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 (%).