Americas vs China, People's Republic of: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Americas
- China, People's Republic of
How they compare
Americas currently reports 5.29 million t against 4.53 million t in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 754,840 t.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.2 times China, People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 2nd and China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd of 10 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 4 and China, People's Republic of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 million t | 211,242 t | 1.64 million t | Americas |
| 1970s | 2.94 million t | 670,071 t | 2.27 million t | Americas |
| 1980s | 3.06 million t | 1.67 million t | 1.39 million t | Americas |
| 1990s | 3.17 million t | 3.37 million t | 200,447 t | China, People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 3.94 million t | 4.53 million t | 593,710 t | China, People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 4.96 million t | 5.58 million t | 613,814 t | China, People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 5.63 million t | 4.63 million t | 997,810 t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Americas or China, People's Republic of?
- Americas, at 5.29 million t against 4.53 million t in China, People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between Americas and China, People's Republic of?
- 754,840 t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, People's Republic of?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, People's Republic of rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Americas ranks 2nd and China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd of 10 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus. 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 (%).