China, mainland vs Iceland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China, mainland
- Iceland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 16.57 kg/ha against 16.36 kg/ha in Iceland, a difference of 0.21 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
China, mainland ranks 29th and Iceland ranks 30th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3741 kg/ha | 26.55 kg/ha | 26.92 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2.51 kg/ha | 33.74 kg/ha | 31.23 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 1980s | 7.78 kg/ha | 30.62 kg/ha | 22.84 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 1990s | 18.89 kg/ha | 23.4 kg/ha | 4.51 kg/ha | Iceland |
| 2000s | 26.47 kg/ha | 22.19 kg/ha | 4.28 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 29.27 kg/ha | 27.09 kg/ha | 2.17 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 18.34 kg/ha | 20.92 kg/ha | 2.58 kg/ha | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China, mainland or Iceland?
- China, mainland, at 16.57 kg/ha against 16.36 kg/ha in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China, mainland and Iceland?
- 0.21 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Iceland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Iceland rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 29th and Iceland ranks 30th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).