China, mainland vs Eastern Asia: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen

China, mainland
3.49 million t
in 2023
Eastern Asia
3.66 million t
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
Eastern Asia rank
3rd

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • China, mainland
  • Eastern Asia
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How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 3.66 million t against 3.49 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 170,770 t.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

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

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 496,063 t 630,290 t 134,227 t Eastern Asia
1970s 1.01 million t 1.20 million t 187,446 t Eastern Asia
1980s 2.02 million t 2.25 million t 229,033 t Eastern Asia
1990s 2.95 million t 3.16 million t 209,504 t Eastern Asia
2000s 3.54 million t 3.72 million t 177,760 t Eastern Asia
2010s 3.93 million t 4.10 million t 173,565 t Eastern Asia
2020s 3.51 million t 3.68 million t 173,050 t Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen, China, mainland or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 3.66 million t against 3.49 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen between China, mainland and Eastern Asia?
170,770 t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Eastern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Eastern Asia rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
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 (%).