China (People’s Republic of) vs Northern America: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

China (People’s Republic of)
136.16 kg/ha
in 2023
Northern America
83.16 kg/ha
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
8th
Northern America rank
4th

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Northern America
255075100125196119922023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 136.16 kg/ha against 83.16 kg/ha in Northern America, a difference of 53 kg/ha.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.6 times Northern America's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 4th of 185 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 39.11 kg/ha 25.72 kg/ha 13.39 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 54.94 kg/ha 33.54 kg/ha 21.39 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 68.62 kg/ha 40.07 kg/ha 28.55 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 81.1 kg/ha 47.95 kg/ha 33.15 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 93.55 kg/ha 58.85 kg/ha 34.7 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 118.07 kg/ha 76.09 kg/ha 41.98 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 133.77 kg/ha 82.4 kg/ha 51.37 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China (People’s Republic of) or Northern America?
China (People’s Republic of), at 136.16 kg/ha against 83.16 kg/ha in Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China (People’s Republic of) and Northern America?
53 kg/ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Northern America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Northern America rank globally for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 4th of 185 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
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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 (%).