China, mainland vs Western Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- China, mainland
- Western Europe
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 192.39 kg/ha against 82.96 kg/ha in Western Europe, a difference of 109.43 kg/ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.3 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Europe ahead.
China, mainland ranks 5th and Western Europe ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 4 and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.98 kg/ha | 59.95 kg/ha | 43.97 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1970s | 55.69 kg/ha | 103.27 kg/ha | 47.58 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1980s | 124.68 kg/ha | 128.73 kg/ha | 4.05 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 165.67 kg/ha | 117.01 kg/ha | 48.65 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 195.92 kg/ha | 108.4 kg/ha | 87.52 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 226.77 kg/ha | 104.05 kg/ha | 122.72 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 195.54 kg/ha | 86.41 kg/ha | 109.13 kg/ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China, mainland or Western Europe?
- China, mainland, at 192.39 kg/ha against 82.96 kg/ha in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China, mainland and Western Europe?
- 109.43 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Western Europe rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 5th and Western Europe ranks 4th of 186 countries.
- 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 (%).