Americas vs China: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2.56 million t against 1.13 million t in Americas, a difference of 1.43 million t.
That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 million t | -58,546 t | 1.49 million t | Americas |
| 1970s | 2.12 million t | 257,577 t | 1.86 million t | Americas |
| 1980s | 1.82 million t | 911,710 t | 907,843 t | Americas |
| 1990s | 1.47 million t | 2.45 million t | 974,246 t | China |
| 2000s | 1.53 million t | 3.46 million t | 1.93 million t | China |
| 2010s | 1.43 million t | 3.87 million t | 2.45 million t | China |
| 2020s | 1.57 million t | 2.69 million t | 1.12 million t | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Americas or China?
- China, at 2.56 million t against 1.13 million t in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Americas and China?
- 1.43 million t, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus. 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 (%).