China vs China, mainland: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

China
136.16 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland
136.58 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
9th
China, mainland rank
8th

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
255075100125196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 136.58 kg/ha against 136.16 kg/ha in China, a difference of 0.42 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 9th and China, mainland ranks 8th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 39.11 kg/ha 38.52 kg/ha 0.5911 kg/ha China
1970s 54.94 kg/ha 54.38 kg/ha 0.5628 kg/ha China
1980s 68.62 kg/ha 68.29 kg/ha 0.3276 kg/ha China
1990s 81.1 kg/ha 81 kg/ha 0.102 kg/ha China
2000s 93.55 kg/ha 93.69 kg/ha 0.1351 kg/ha China, mainland
2010s 118.07 kg/ha 118.35 kg/ha 0.2808 kg/ha China, mainland
2020s 133.77 kg/ha 134.15 kg/ha 0.3847 kg/ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 136.58 kg/ha against 136.16 kg/ha in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China and China, mainland?
0.42 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
China ranks 9th and China, mainland ranks 8th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).