China vs World: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- China
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 85.33 million t against 20.36 million t in China, a difference of 64.96 million t.
That makes World's figure about 4.2 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 201 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.46 million t | 26.94 million t | 24.48 million t | World |
| 1970s | 5.67 million t | 46.88 million t | 41.21 million t | World |
| 1980s | 13.48 million t | 70.36 million t | 56.88 million t | World |
| 1990s | 20.31 million t | 73.12 million t | 52.82 million t | World |
| 2000s | 25.51 million t | 78.03 million t | 52.52 million t | World |
| 2010s | 24.68 million t | 83.97 million t | 59.29 million t | World |
| 2020s | 19.71 million t | 85.04 million t | 65.33 million t | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, China or World?
- World, at 85.33 million t against 20.36 million t in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between China and World?
- 64.96 million t, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and World rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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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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 (%).