Asia vs China: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
Asia currently reports 5.78 million t against 2.56 million t in China, a difference of 3.22 million t.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,909 t | -58,546 t | 187,456 t | Asia |
| 1970s | 1.06 million t | 257,577 t | 798,383 t | Asia |
| 1980s | 2.81 million t | 911,710 t | 1.90 million t | Asia |
| 1990s | 4.43 million t | 2.45 million t | 1.98 million t | Asia |
| 2000s | 5.63 million t | 3.46 million t | 2.17 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 6.82 million t | 3.87 million t | 2.95 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 6.04 million t | 2.69 million t | 3.35 million t | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Asia or China?
- Asia, at 5.78 million t against 2.56 million t in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Asia and China?
- 3.22 million t, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Asia ranks 2nd 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 (%).