China vs China, mainland: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen

China
20.36 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
19.40 million t
in 2023
China rank
1st
China, mainland rank
2nd

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

China currently reports 20.36 million t against 19.40 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 961,600 t.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and China, mainland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.46 million t 2.59 million t 129,351 t China, mainland
1970s 5.67 million t 5.74 million t 61,349 t China, mainland
1980s 13.48 million t 13.64 million t 162,490 t China, mainland
1990s 20.31 million t 20.47 million t 158,550 t China, mainland
2000s 25.51 million t 25.11 million t 400,820 t China
2010s 24.68 million t 25.91 million t 1.23 million t China, mainland
2020s 19.71 million t 19.92 million t 208,525 t China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, China or China, mainland?
China, at 20.36 million t against 19.40 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between China and China, mainland?
961,600 t, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
China ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 201 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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).