Asia vs China, mainland: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

Asia
14.66 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland
26.56 kg/ha
in 2023
Asia rank
5th
China, mainland rank
4th

Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • Asia
  • China, mainland
510152025196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 26.56 kg/ha against 14.66 kg/ha in Asia, a difference of 11.9 kg/ha.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.8 times Asia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 38 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 4.36 kg/ha 7.58 kg/ha 3.22 kg/ha China, mainland
1970s 5.66 kg/ha 10.94 kg/ha 5.28 kg/ha China, mainland
1980s 7.11 kg/ha 13.53 kg/ha 6.42 kg/ha China, mainland
1990s 8.75 kg/ha 15.86 kg/ha 7.11 kg/ha China, mainland
2000s 10.38 kg/ha 18.04 kg/ha 7.66 kg/ha China, mainland
2010s 12.95 kg/ha 23.09 kg/ha 10.14 kg/ha China, mainland
2020s 14.3 kg/ha 26.1 kg/ha 11.8 kg/ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Asia or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 26.56 kg/ha against 14.66 kg/ha in Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Asia and China, mainland?
11.9 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Asia and China, mainland rank globally for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Asia ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 38 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 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 phosphorus 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 (%).