Americas vs China: Seed — Cropland nitrogen
Seed — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 607,436 t against 398,807 t in China, a difference of 208,629 t.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 293,252 t | 369,469 t | 76,217 t | China |
| 1970s | 347,920 t | 371,491 t | 23,571 t | China |
| 1980s | 390,810 t | 380,425 t | 10,385 t | Americas |
| 1990s | 420,173 t | 398,899 t | 21,274 t | Americas |
| 2000s | 500,894 t | 395,310 t | 105,585 t | Americas |
| 2010s | 608,212 t | 379,922 t | 228,290 t | Americas |
| 2020s | 621,228 t | 396,905 t | 224,322 t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seed — cropland nitrogen, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 607,436 t against 398,807 t in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in seed — cropland nitrogen between Americas and China?
- 208,629 t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for seed — cropland nitrogen?
- Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).