Brazil vs China (People’s Republic of): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Brazil
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 37.29 kg/ha against 35.3 kg/ha in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 1.99 kg/ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China (People’s Republic of) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.14 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | 0.1122 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.15 kg/ha | 6.63 kg/ha | 3.52 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 1980s | 10.5 kg/ha | 14.1 kg/ha | 3.6 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 13.66 kg/ha | 25.64 kg/ha | 11.99 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 23.07 kg/ha | 33.89 kg/ha | 10.82 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 31.66 kg/ha | 42.2 kg/ha | 10.54 kg/ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 41.98 kg/ha | 36.08 kg/ha | 5.89 kg/ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Brazil or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Brazil, at 37.29 kg/ha against 35.3 kg/ha in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Brazil and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 1.99 kg/ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Brazil ranks 7th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).