Japan vs Northern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Japan
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Japan currently reports 23.84 kg/ha against 5.59 kg/ha in Northern Europe, a difference of 18.25 kg/ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 4.3 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 13th and Northern Europe ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.37 kg/ha | 14.79 kg/ha | 27.58 kg/ha | Japan |
| 1970s | 56.41 kg/ha | 18.23 kg/ha | 38.18 kg/ha | Japan |
| 1980s | 59.59 kg/ha | 17.96 kg/ha | 41.62 kg/ha | Japan |
| 1990s | 55.8 kg/ha | 11.87 kg/ha | 43.93 kg/ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 42.66 kg/ha | 8.44 kg/ha | 34.22 kg/ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 34.47 kg/ha | 7.29 kg/ha | 27.18 kg/ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 28.36 kg/ha | 6.59 kg/ha | 21.77 kg/ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Japan or Northern Europe?
- Japan, at 23.84 kg/ha against 5.59 kg/ha in Northern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Japan and Northern Europe?
- 18.25 kg/ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Northern Europe rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Japan ranks 13th and Northern Europe ranks 15th 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 (%).