China vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
China currently reports 35.3 kg/ha against 2.64 kg/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 32.66 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 13.4 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 8th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 8th of 186 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 kg/ha | 0.4291 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | China |
| 1970s | 6.63 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha | 3.71 kg/ha | China |
| 1980s | 14.1 kg/ha | 10.32 kg/ha | 3.78 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 25.64 kg/ha | 8.81 kg/ha | 16.83 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 33.89 kg/ha | 8.77 kg/ha | 25.12 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 42.2 kg/ha | 4.11 kg/ha | 38.09 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 36.08 kg/ha | 2.4 kg/ha | 33.68 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- China, at 35.3 kg/ha against 2.64 kg/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 32.66 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 8th and Iran (Islamic 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 (%).