China, mainland vs World: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- China, mainland
- World
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 192.39 kg/ha against 67.32 kg/ha in World, a difference of 125.07 kg/ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.
China, mainland ranks 5th and World ranks 7th of 186 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.98 kg/ha | 12.69 kg/ha | 3.29 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 55.69 kg/ha | 27.9 kg/ha | 27.79 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 124.68 kg/ha | 44.12 kg/ha | 80.56 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 165.67 kg/ha | 48.71 kg/ha | 116.95 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 195.92 kg/ha | 55.63 kg/ha | 140.29 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 226.77 kg/ha | 63.89 kg/ha | 162.88 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 195.54 kg/ha | 66.42 kg/ha | 129.12 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 World?
- China, mainland, at 192.39 kg/ha against 67.32 kg/ha in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China, mainland and World?
- 125.07 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and World rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 5th and World ranks 7th 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 (%).