Asia vs China, mainland: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Asia
- China, mainland
How they compare
Asia currently reports 54.78 million t against 19.40 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 35.38 million t.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.8 times China, mainland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.36 million t | 2.59 million t | 5.77 million t | Asia |
| 1970s | 15.32 million t | 5.74 million t | 9.59 million t | Asia |
| 1980s | 30.26 million t | 13.64 million t | 16.62 million t | Asia |
| 1990s | 42.17 million t | 20.47 million t | 21.71 million t | Asia |
| 2000s | 50.59 million t | 25.11 million t | 25.48 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 54.51 million t | 25.91 million t | 28.60 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 53.40 million t | 19.92 million t | 33.48 million t | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Asia or China, mainland?
- Asia, at 54.78 million t against 19.40 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Asia and China, mainland?
- 35.38 million t, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China, mainland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Asia ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).