China, mainland vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- China, mainland
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 19.40 million t against 10.87 million t in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 8.53 million t.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.8 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th of 186 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.59 million t | 1.68 million t | 911,282 t | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 5.74 million t | 2.70 million t | 3.03 million t | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 13.64 million t | 4.22 million t | 9.42 million t | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 20.47 million t | 5.71 million t | 14.76 million t | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 25.11 million t | 7.17 million t | 17.94 million t | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 25.91 million t | 9.01 million t | 16.91 million t | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 19.92 million t | 10.57 million t | 9.35 million t | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, China, mainland or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- China, mainland, at 19.40 million t against 10.87 million t in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- 8.53 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- 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 (%).