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

Asia
66.14 million t
in 2024
China
24.79 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
2nd
China rank
1st

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

  • Asia
  • China
020.0M40.0M60.0M196119922024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 66.14 million t against 24.79 million t in China, a difference of 41.35 million t.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.7 times China's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 31 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 4.12 million t 1.65 million t 2.48 million t Asia
1970s 11.88 million t 5.57 million t 6.31 million t Asia
1980s 27.76 million t 14.64 million t 13.12 million t Asia
1990s 43.22 million t 21.61 million t 21.61 million t Asia
2000s 53.51 million t 26.18 million t 27.33 million t Asia
2010s 64.00 million t 29.92 million t 34.08 million t Asia
2020s 64.85 million t 25.03 million t 39.83 million t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Asia or China?
Asia, at 66.14 million t against 24.79 million t in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Asia and China?
41.35 million t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Asia and China rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st 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.