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
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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About this data
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.