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

Brazil
7.01 million t
in 2024
China, mainland
24.67 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
China, mainland rank
2nd

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

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

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 24.67 million t against 7.01 million t in Brazil, a difference of 17.66 million t.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.5 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 212 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 86,117 t 1.65 million t 1.56 million t China, mainland
1970s 479,117 t 5.57 million t 5.09 million t China, mainland
1980s 798,688 t 14.64 million t 13.84 million t China, mainland
1990s 1.18 million t 21.61 million t 20.42 million t China, mainland
2000s 2.31 million t 26.02 million t 23.72 million t China, mainland
2010s 4.02 million t 29.77 million t 25.75 million t China, mainland
2020s 6.56 million t 24.90 million t 18.34 million t China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Brazil or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 24.67 million t against 7.01 million t in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Brazil and China, mainland?
17.66 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
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.