China, Taiwan Province of vs Northern America: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus

China, Taiwan Province of
46,042 t
in 2023
Northern America
-20,868 t
in 2023
China, Taiwan Province of rank
22nd
Northern America rank
23rd

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • China, Taiwan Province of
  • Northern America
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

China, Taiwan Province of currently reports 46,042 t against -20,868 t in Northern America, a difference of 66,910 t.

That makes China, Taiwan Province of's figure about 2.2 times Northern America's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 22nd and Northern America ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, Taiwan Province of averaged higher in 1 and Northern America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Taiwan Province of Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 55,044 t 1.25 million t 1.20 million t Northern America
1970s 54,443 t 1.51 million t 1.45 million t Northern America
1980s 59,833 t 1.07 million t 1.01 million t Northern America
1990s 66,957 t 725,027 t 658,069 t Northern America
2000s 67,381 t 438,466 t 371,084 t Northern America
2010s 55,829 t 161,119 t 105,291 t Northern America
2020s 47,429 t 4,658 t 42,771 t China, Taiwan Province of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, China, Taiwan Province of or Northern America?
China, Taiwan Province of, at 46,042 t against -20,868 t in Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between China, Taiwan Province of and Northern America?
66,910 t, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and Northern America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, Taiwan Province of and Northern America rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 22nd and Northern America ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
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
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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 (%).