Canada vs China, mainland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Canada
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 4.08 million t against 454,988 t in Canada, a difference of 3.63 million t.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 9.0 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113,681 t | 220,471 t | 106,789 t | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 193,567 t | 653,442 t | 459,875 t | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 258,127 t | 1.67 million t | 1.41 million t | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 253,690 t | 3.38 million t | 3.13 million t | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 249,677 t | 4.59 million t | 4.34 million t | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 370,469 t | 5.56 million t | 5.19 million t | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 433,749 t | 4.28 million t | 3.85 million t | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Canada or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 4.08 million t against 454,988 t in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between Canada and China, mainland?
- 3.63 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China, mainland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and China, mainland rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Canada ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
- 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 (%).