Americas vs China, Hong Kong SAR: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Americas
60.48 kg/ha
in 2023
China, Hong Kong SAR
182 kg/ha
in 2023
Americas rank
10th
China, Hong Kong SAR rank
8th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Americas
  • China, Hong Kong SAR
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

China, Hong Kong SAR currently reports 182 kg/ha against 60.48 kg/ha in Americas, a difference of 121.52 kg/ha.

That makes China, Hong Kong SAR's figure about 3.0 times Americas's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, Hong Kong SAR has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 10th and China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 8th of 29 groups.

China, Hong Kong SAR has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, Hong Kong SAR Difference Ahead
1960s 14.57 kg/ha 82.83 kg/ha 68.25 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
1970s 26.06 kg/ha 107.14 kg/ha 81.08 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
1980s 31.64 kg/ha 139.84 kg/ha 108.2 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
1990s 37.49 kg/ha 165.45 kg/ha 127.96 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
2000s 42.99 kg/ha 191.59 kg/ha 148.6 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
2010s 53.32 kg/ha 215.31 kg/ha 161.99 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
2020s 60.31 kg/ha 185.5 kg/ha 125.19 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Americas or China, Hong Kong SAR?
China, Hong Kong SAR, at 182 kg/ha against 60.48 kg/ha in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Americas and China, Hong Kong SAR?
121.52 kg/ha, with China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, Hong Kong SAR?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, Hong Kong SAR rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Americas ranks 10th and China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 8th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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
233 places, 13,500 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 (%).