Africa vs China: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 27.39 kg/ha against 2.59 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 24.8 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 10.6 times Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 29th and China ranks 26th of 32 groups.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7233 kg/ha | 4.81 kg/ha | 4.08 kg/ha | China |
| 1970s | 1.11 kg/ha | 10.03 kg/ha | 8.93 kg/ha | China |
| 1980s | 1.56 kg/ha | 17.15 kg/ha | 15.6 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 1.7 kg/ha | 22.6 kg/ha | 20.9 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 1.96 kg/ha | 26.71 kg/ha | 24.75 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 2.27 kg/ha | 29.96 kg/ha | 27.69 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 2.61 kg/ha | 27.51 kg/ha | 24.9 kg/ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Africa or China?
- China, at 27.39 kg/ha against 2.59 kg/ha in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Africa and China?
- 24.8 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Africa ranks 29th and China ranks 26th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).