Asia vs China (People’s Republic of): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Asia
64.00 million t
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of)
25.49 million t
in 2023
Asia rank
1st
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Asia
  • China (People’s Republic of)
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 64.00 million t against 25.49 million t in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 38.51 million t.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.5 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 1st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 38 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 4.40 million t 1.55 million t 2.85 million t Asia
1970s 13.02 million t 5.55 million t 7.47 million t Asia
1980s 29.49 million t 14.50 million t 14.99 million t Asia
1990s 42.16 million t 21.44 million t 20.71 million t Asia
2000s 52.38 million t 26.41 million t 25.97 million t Asia
2010s 61.07 million t 28.52 million t 32.55 million t Asia
2020s 61.90 million t 24.73 million t 37.17 million t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Asia or China (People’s Republic of)?
Asia, at 64.00 million t against 25.49 million t in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
38.51 million t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Asia and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Asia ranks 1st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 38 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).