China vs Northern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- China
- Northern Europe
How they compare
China currently reports 198.59 kg/ha against 84.7 kg/ha in Northern Europe, a difference of 113.89 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Northern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern Europe ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Northern Europe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Northern Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.91 kg/ha | 45.58 kg/ha | 30.67 kg/ha | Northern Europe |
| 1970s | 54.99 kg/ha | 81.55 kg/ha | 26.57 kg/ha | Northern Europe |
| 1980s | 122.54 kg/ha | 110.03 kg/ha | 12.52 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 163.33 kg/ha | 99.52 kg/ha | 63.81 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 197.55 kg/ha | 94.15 kg/ha | 103.4 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 215.87 kg/ha | 93.22 kg/ha | 122.65 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 192.6 kg/ha | 90.01 kg/ha | 102.6 kg/ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China or Northern Europe?
- China, at 198.59 kg/ha against 84.7 kg/ha in Northern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China and Northern Europe?
- 113.89 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Northern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Northern Europe rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China ranks 3rd and Northern Europe ranks 3rd 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 (%).