Americas vs China, mainland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Americas
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 24.55 million t against 22.33 million t in Americas, a difference of 2.21 million t.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.80 million t | 1.65 million t | 3.15 million t | Americas |
| 1970s | 9.23 million t | 5.57 million t | 3.66 million t | Americas |
| 1980s | 11.93 million t | 14.64 million t | 2.71 million t | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 13.89 million t | 21.61 million t | 7.72 million t | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 15.85 million t | 26.02 million t | 10.17 million t | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 19.67 million t | 29.77 million t | 10.10 million t | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 22.45 million t | 24.96 million t | 2.51 million t | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Americas or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 24.55 million t against 22.33 million t in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Americas and China, mainland?
- 2.21 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Americas ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).