China vs Europe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled

China
5.73 million t
in 2024
Europe
17.61 million t
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Europe rank
3rd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled over time

  • China
  • Europe
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 17.61 million t against 5.73 million t in China, a difference of 11.87 million t.

That makes Europe's figure about 3.1 times China's.

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

China ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 3rd of 216 countries.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 20,867 t 2.65 million t 2.62 million t Europe
1970s 12,447 t 4.90 million t 4.89 million t Europe
1980s 5,433 t 8.65 million t 8.64 million t Europe
1990s 84,757 t 12.62 million t 12.54 million t Europe
2000s 1.68 million t 13.20 million t 11.52 million t Europe
2010s 6.09 million t 16.61 million t 10.52 million t Europe
2020s 6.25 million t 17.20 million t 10.96 million t Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled, China or Europe?
Europe, at 17.61 million t against 5.73 million t in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled between China and Europe?
11.87 million t, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and Europe rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
China ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
276 places, 11,425 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 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.