China (People’s Republic of) vs Southern Asia: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

China (People’s Republic of)
26.48 kg/ha
in 2023
Southern Asia
12.8 kg/ha
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
6th
Southern Asia rank
6th

Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Southern Asia
510152025196119922023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 26.48 kg/ha against 12.8 kg/ha in Southern Asia, a difference of 13.68 kg/ha.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 2.1 times Southern Asia's.

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

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 6th and Southern Asia ranks 6th 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) Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.67 kg/ha 3 kg/ha 4.67 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 11.02 kg/ha 3.78 kg/ha 7.24 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 13.57 kg/ha 4.86 kg/ha 8.72 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 15.88 kg/ha 6.61 kg/ha 9.27 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 18.02 kg/ha 8.02 kg/ha 10 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 23.04 kg/ha 10.6 kg/ha 12.44 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 26.03 kg/ha 12.21 kg/ha 13.81 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China (People’s Republic of) or Southern Asia?
China (People’s Republic of), at 26.48 kg/ha against 12.8 kg/ha in Southern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China (People’s Republic of) and Southern Asia?
13.68 kg/ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Southern Asia rank globally for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 6th and Southern Asia ranks 6th of 185 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
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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 (%).