Americas vs China, mainland: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen

Americas
3.29 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
3.49 million t
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
China, mainland rank
2nd

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 3.49 million t against 3.29 million t in Americas, a difference of 207,350 t.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.16 million t 496,063 t 660,851 t Americas
1970s 1.68 million t 1.01 million t 674,180 t Americas
1980s 2.05 million t 2.02 million t 33,260 t Americas
1990s 2.26 million t 2.95 million t 692,301 t China, mainland
2000s 2.55 million t 3.54 million t 995,251 t China, mainland
2010s 3.01 million t 3.93 million t 923,574 t China, mainland
2020s 3.32 million t 3.51 million t 188,438 t China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen, Americas or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 3.49 million t against 3.29 million t in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen between Americas and China, mainland?
207,350 t, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen
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 (%).