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

China
26.48 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland
26.56 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
7th
China, mainland rank
5th

Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
510152025196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 26.56 kg/ha against 26.48 kg/ha in China, a difference of 0.08 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 7th and China, mainland ranks 5th 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 7.67 kg/ha 7.58 kg/ha 0.0909 kg/ha China
1970s 11.02 kg/ha 10.94 kg/ha 0.0786 kg/ha China
1980s 13.57 kg/ha 13.53 kg/ha 0.0427 kg/ha China
1990s 15.88 kg/ha 15.86 kg/ha 0.0122 kg/ha China
2000s 18.02 kg/ha 18.04 kg/ha 0.0246 kg/ha China, mainland
2010s 23.04 kg/ha 23.09 kg/ha 0.0516 kg/ha China, mainland
2020s 26.03 kg/ha 26.1 kg/ha 0.071 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, China or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 26.56 kg/ha against 26.48 kg/ha in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and China, mainland?
0.08 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 phosphorus per unit area?
China ranks 7th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 201 countries.
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
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 (%).