Americas vs China: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen

Americas
5.33 million t
in 2023
China
5.24 million t
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
China rank
2nd

Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Americas
  • China
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 5.33 million t against 5.24 million t in China, a difference of 84,840 t.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China Difference Ahead
1960s 3.41 million t 1.68 million t 1.73 million t Americas
1970s 3.82 million t 2.28 million t 1.54 million t Americas
1980s 4.28 million t 2.81 million t 1.47 million t Americas
1990s 4.37 million t 4.03 million t 342,058 t Americas
2000s 4.80 million t 4.76 million t 37,989 t Americas
2010s 5.17 million t 4.82 million t 348,651 t Americas
2020s 5.28 million t 5.12 million t 160,930 t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manure applied — cropland nitrogen, Americas or China?
Americas, at 5.33 million t against 5.24 million t in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in manure applied — cropland nitrogen between Americas and China?
84,840 t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and China rank globally for manure applied — cropland nitrogen?
Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied — 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
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 13,437 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 (%).