China, mainland vs World: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

China, mainland
3.12 kg/ha
in 2023
World
1.77 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland rank
12th
World rank
10th

Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • China, mainland
  • World
01234196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 3.12 kg/ha against 1.77 kg/ha in World, a difference of 1.35 kg/ha.

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

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

China, mainland ranks 12th and World ranks 10th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland World Difference Ahead
1960s 3.56 kg/ha 1.54 kg/ha 2.02 kg/ha China, mainland
1970s 3.69 kg/ha 1.6 kg/ha 2.09 kg/ha China, mainland
1980s 3.27 kg/ha 1.62 kg/ha 1.65 kg/ha China, mainland
1990s 3.05 kg/ha 1.63 kg/ha 1.42 kg/ha China, mainland
2000s 2.97 kg/ha 1.65 kg/ha 1.32 kg/ha China, mainland
2010s 2.89 kg/ha 1.73 kg/ha 1.16 kg/ha China, mainland
2020s 3.1 kg/ha 1.76 kg/ha 1.34 kg/ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China, mainland or World?
China, mainland, at 3.12 kg/ha against 1.77 kg/ha in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area between China, mainland and World?
1.35 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and World rank globally for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
China, mainland ranks 12th and World ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Seed — 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, 13,483 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 (%).