Americas vs China, mainland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

Americas
26.66 million t
in 2024
China, mainland
24.67 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
4th
China, mainland rank
2nd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 26.66 million t against 24.67 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 1.99 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and China, mainland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 5.76 million t 1.65 million t 4.12 million t Americas
1970s 11.06 million t 5.57 million t 5.49 million t Americas
1980s 14.23 million t 14.64 million t 409,310 t China, mainland
1990s 16.48 million t 21.61 million t 5.13 million t China, mainland
2000s 18.67 million t 26.02 million t 7.35 million t China, mainland
2010s 22.97 million t 29.77 million t 6.80 million t China, mainland
2020s 26.16 million t 24.90 million t 1.26 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 26.66 million t against 24.67 million t in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Americas and China, mainland?
1.99 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Americas ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,879 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.