Asia vs China (People’s Republic of): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Asia
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Asia currently reports 10.94 million t against 4.53 million t in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 6.41 million t.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 38 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 993,462 t | 211,242 t | 782,220 t | Asia |
| 1970s | 2.34 million t | 670,071 t | 1.67 million t | Asia |
| 1980s | 4.77 million t | 1.67 million t | 3.10 million t | Asia |
| 1990s | 7.02 million t | 3.37 million t | 3.65 million t | Asia |
| 2000s | 8.86 million t | 4.53 million t | 4.33 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 11.31 million t | 5.58 million t | 5.73 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 11.06 million t | 4.63 million t | 6.42 million t | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Asia or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Asia, at 10.94 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 Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 6.41 million t, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Asia ranks 1st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 38 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 (%).