China, mainland vs Nigeria: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

China, mainland
0.5726 kg/ha
in 2023
Nigeria
0.5946 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland rank
9th
Nigeria rank
6th

Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • China, mainland
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.5946 kg/ha against 0.5726 kg/ha in China, mainland, a difference of 0.022 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

China, mainland ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6847 kg/ha 0.7426 kg/ha 0.0579 kg/ha Nigeria
1970s 0.7228 kg/ha 0.7017 kg/ha 0.0212 kg/ha China, mainland
1980s 0.6353 kg/ha 0.6488 kg/ha 0.0136 kg/ha Nigeria
1990s 0.5837 kg/ha 0.5863 kg/ha 0.0026 kg/ha Nigeria
2000s 0.5577 kg/ha 0.5174 kg/ha 0.0403 kg/ha China, mainland
2010s 0.5434 kg/ha 0.5123 kg/ha 0.031 kg/ha China, mainland
2020s 0.5721 kg/ha 0.5713 kg/ha 0.0008 kg/ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China, mainland or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.5946 kg/ha against 0.5726 kg/ha in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China, mainland and Nigeria?
0.022 kg/ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Nigeria rank globally for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
China, mainland ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — 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
Seed — 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, 13,483 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 (%).