China, mainland vs Western Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China, mainland
- Western Asia
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 32 kg/ha against 9.15 kg/ha in Western Asia, a difference of 22.85 kg/ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.5 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Asia ahead.
China, mainland ranks 9th and Western Asia ranks 9th of 186 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.14 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 0.6867 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 6.52 kg/ha | 4.72 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 14.19 kg/ha | 8.27 kg/ha | 5.92 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 25.95 kg/ha | 9.89 kg/ha | 16.06 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 34.57 kg/ha | 8.46 kg/ha | 26.11 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 42.3 kg/ha | 8.4 kg/ha | 33.91 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 33.55 kg/ha | 8.74 kg/ha | 24.81 kg/ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China, mainland or Western Asia?
- China, mainland, at 32 kg/ha against 9.15 kg/ha in Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China, mainland and Western Asia?
- 22.85 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Western Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Western Asia rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 9th and Western Asia ranks 9th 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 (%).