China, mainland vs Southern Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- China, mainland
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 23.89 million t against 19.40 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 4.49 million t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.2 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Asia ahead.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 5 and Southern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.59 million t | 3.89 million t | 1.30 million t | Southern Asia |
| 1970s | 5.74 million t | 5.56 million t | 178,164 t | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 13.64 million t | 9.54 million t | 4.10 million t | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 20.47 million t | 14.29 million t | 6.17 million t | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 25.11 million t | 17.66 million t | 7.45 million t | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 25.91 million t | 21.10 million t | 4.81 million t | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 19.92 million t | 24.00 million t | 4.08 million t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, China, mainland or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 23.89 million t against 19.40 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between China, mainland and Southern Asia?
- 4.49 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Southern Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Southern Asia rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and Southern Asia ranks 2nd 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 (%).