China vs Southern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China
- Southern Europe
How they compare
China currently reports 35.3 kg/ha against 7.95 kg/ha in Southern Europe, a difference of 27.35 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 4.4 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Europe ahead.
China ranks 8th and Southern Europe ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Southern Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 kg/ha | 8.53 kg/ha | 6.5 kg/ha | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 6.63 kg/ha | 12.46 kg/ha | 5.83 kg/ha | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 14.1 kg/ha | 14.43 kg/ha | 0.3318 kg/ha | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | 25.64 kg/ha | 13.27 kg/ha | 12.37 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 33.89 kg/ha | 11.28 kg/ha | 22.61 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 42.2 kg/ha | 9.11 kg/ha | 33.09 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 36.08 kg/ha | 8.41 kg/ha | 27.67 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 Southern Europe?
- China, at 35.3 kg/ha against 7.95 kg/ha in Southern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and Southern Europe?
- 27.35 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Southern Europe rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 8th and Southern Europe ranks 11th 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 (%).