China vs Egypt: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 38.18 kg/ha against 35.3 kg/ha in China, a difference of 2.88 kg/ha.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
China ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 kg/ha | 7.09 kg/ha | 5.06 kg/ha | Egypt |
| 1970s | 6.63 kg/ha | 10.93 kg/ha | 4.3 kg/ha | Egypt |
| 1980s | 14.1 kg/ha | 28.22 kg/ha | 14.12 kg/ha | Egypt |
| 1990s | 25.64 kg/ha | 18.98 kg/ha | 6.67 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 33.89 kg/ha | 21.34 kg/ha | 12.54 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 42.2 kg/ha | 26.5 kg/ha | 15.7 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 36.08 kg/ha | 33.77 kg/ha | 2.31 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 Egypt?
- Egypt, at 38.18 kg/ha against 35.3 kg/ha in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and Egypt?
- 2.88 kg/ha, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Egypt rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 6th 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 (%).