China, mainland vs Japan: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

China, mainland
10.55 kg/ha
in 2023
Japan
10.25 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland rank
43rd
Japan rank
44th

Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • China, mainland
  • Japan
46810196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 10.55 kg/ha against 10.25 kg/ha in Japan, a difference of 0.3 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

China, mainland ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 44th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 4.38 kg/ha 4.62 kg/ha 0.2388 kg/ha Japan
1970s 6.21 kg/ha 7.11 kg/ha 0.9079 kg/ha Japan
1980s 6.48 kg/ha 9.22 kg/ha 2.74 kg/ha Japan
1990s 8.22 kg/ha 10.01 kg/ha 1.79 kg/ha Japan
2000s 9.38 kg/ha 9.83 kg/ha 0.4469 kg/ha Japan
2010s 9.51 kg/ha 9.7 kg/ha 0.1936 kg/ha Japan
2020s 10.32 kg/ha 10.29 kg/ha 0.03 kg/ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China, mainland or Japan?
China, mainland, at 10.55 kg/ha against 10.25 kg/ha in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China, mainland and Japan?
0.3 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Japan rank globally for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
China, mainland ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 44th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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
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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 (%).