China vs World: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

China
3.11 kg/ha
in 2023
World
1.77 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
13th
World rank
10th

Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • China
  • World
01234196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 3.11 kg/ha against 1.77 kg/ha in World, a difference of 1.34 kg/ha.

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

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

China ranks 13th and World ranks 10th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China World Difference Ahead
1960s 3.54 kg/ha 1.54 kg/ha 2 kg/ha China
1970s 3.67 kg/ha 1.6 kg/ha 2.07 kg/ha China
1980s 3.26 kg/ha 1.62 kg/ha 1.64 kg/ha China
1990s 3.04 kg/ha 1.63 kg/ha 1.41 kg/ha China
2000s 2.96 kg/ha 1.65 kg/ha 1.31 kg/ha China
2010s 2.88 kg/ha 1.73 kg/ha 1.15 kg/ha China
2020s 3.09 kg/ha 1.76 kg/ha 1.33 kg/ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area, China or World?
China, at 3.11 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 and World?
1.34 kg/ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and World rank globally for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
China ranks 13th 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 (%).