China vs Southern Asia: Input — Cropland phosphorus
Input — Cropland phosphorus over time
- China
- Southern Asia
How they compare
China currently reports 5.96 million t against 5.49 million t in Southern Asia, a difference of 473,170 t.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Southern Asia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 740,807 t | 491,829 t | 248,978 t | China |
| 1970s | 1.37 million t | 844,033 t | 527,940 t | China |
| 1980s | 2.51 million t | 1.70 million t | 811,248 t | China |
| 1990s | 4.53 million t | 2.51 million t | 2.02 million t | China |
| 2000s | 5.86 million t | 3.51 million t | 2.35 million t | China |
| 2010s | 6.91 million t | 4.61 million t | 2.30 million t | China |
| 2020s | 6.04 million t | 5.45 million t | 589,390 t | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus, China or Southern Asia?
- China, at 5.96 million t against 5.49 million t in Southern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus between China and Southern Asia?
- 473,170 t, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus?
- China ranks 2nd and Southern Asia ranks 5th 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
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 (%).