China vs China, Hong Kong SAR: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

China
35.3 kg/ha
in 2023
China, Hong Kong SAR
31.97 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
8th
China, Hong Kong SAR rank
10th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • China
  • China, Hong Kong SAR
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How they compare

China currently reports 35.3 kg/ha against 31.97 kg/ha in China, Hong Kong SAR, a difference of 3.33 kg/ha.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times China, Hong Kong SAR's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.

China ranks 8th and China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 10th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and China, Hong Kong SAR in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, Hong Kong SAR Difference Ahead
1960s 2.03 kg/ha 15.26 kg/ha 13.23 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
1970s 6.63 kg/ha 19.74 kg/ha 13.11 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
1980s 14.1 kg/ha 25.76 kg/ha 11.66 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
1990s 25.64 kg/ha 30.48 kg/ha 4.83 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
2000s 33.89 kg/ha 35.09 kg/ha 1.2 kg/ha China, Hong Kong SAR
2010s 42.2 kg/ha 40.76 kg/ha 1.44 kg/ha China
2020s 36.08 kg/ha 32.88 kg/ha 3.2 kg/ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China or China, Hong Kong SAR?
China, at 35.3 kg/ha against 31.97 kg/ha in China, Hong Kong SAR as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and China, Hong Kong SAR?
3.33 kg/ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, Hong Kong SAR?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and China, Hong Kong SAR rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
China ranks 8th and China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,497 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 (%).