China vs USSR: Input — Cropland phosphorus
Input — Cropland phosphorus over time
- China
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 8.03 million t against 5.96 million t in China, a difference of 2.07 million t.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 201 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 740,807 t | 3.12 million t | 2.38 million t | USSR |
| 1970s | 1.37 million t | 5.66 million t | 4.29 million t | USSR |
| 1980s | 2.51 million t | 8.67 million t | 6.16 million t | USSR |
| 1990s | 3.86 million t | 8.66 million t | 4.80 million t | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus, China or USSR?
- USSR, at 8.03 million t against 5.96 million t in China as of 1991.
- What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus between China and USSR?
- 2.07 million t, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do China and USSR rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus?
- China ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st 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 (%).