China vs China, mainland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

China
198.59 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland
192.39 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
5th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

China currently reports 198.59 kg/ha against 192.39 kg/ha in China, mainland, a difference of 6.2 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 5th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 14.91 kg/ha 15.98 kg/ha 1.06 kg/ha China, mainland
1970s 54.99 kg/ha 55.69 kg/ha 0.7048 kg/ha China, mainland
1980s 122.54 kg/ha 124.68 kg/ha 2.13 kg/ha China, mainland
1990s 163.33 kg/ha 165.67 kg/ha 2.34 kg/ha China, mainland
2000s 197.55 kg/ha 195.92 kg/ha 1.63 kg/ha China
2010s 215.87 kg/ha 226.77 kg/ha 10.9 kg/ha China, mainland
2020s 192.6 kg/ha 195.54 kg/ha 2.93 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 or China, mainland?
China, at 198.59 kg/ha against 192.39 kg/ha in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China and China, mainland?
6.2 kg/ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
China ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 5th 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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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 (%).