Japan vs Western Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Japan
- Western Europe
How they compare
Japan currently reports 96,623 t against 61,194 t in Western Europe, a difference of 35,429 t.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Europe ahead.
Japan ranks 14th and Western Europe ranks 6th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Western Europe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 195,209 t | 1.35 million t | 1.15 million t | Western Europe |
| 1970s | 285,344 t | 1.65 million t | 1.37 million t | Western Europe |
| 1980s | 304,351 t | 1.33 million t | 1.02 million t | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 273,405 t | 712,149 t | 438,745 t | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 192,968 t | 341,384 t | 148,416 t | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 146,840 t | 208,676 t | 61,836 t | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 116,812 t | 107,389 t | 9,423 t | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Japan or Western Europe?
- Japan, at 96,623 t against 61,194 t in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Japan and Western Europe?
- 35,429 t, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Western Europe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Japan ranks 14th and Western Europe ranks 6th of 185 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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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 (%).