Asia vs China (People’s Republic of): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Asia
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 198.59 kg/ha against 111.28 kg/ha in Asia, a difference of 87.31 kg/ha.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.8 times Asia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd of 18 regions.
China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.81 kg/ha | 14.91 kg/ha | 6.11 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1970s | 25.51 kg/ha | 54.99 kg/ha | 29.47 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1980s | 54.22 kg/ha | 122.54 kg/ha | 68.32 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 74.76 kg/ha | 163.33 kg/ha | 88.57 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 92.27 kg/ha | 197.55 kg/ha | 105.29 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 106.43 kg/ha | 215.87 kg/ha | 109.44 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 107.7 kg/ha | 192.6 kg/ha | 84.9 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Asia or China (People’s Republic of)?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 198.59 kg/ha against 111.28 kg/ha in Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 87.31 kg/ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Asia ranks 2nd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd of 18 regions.
- 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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About this data
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 (%).