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

China, mainland
0.5726 kg/ha
in 2023
Southern Asia
0.3538 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland rank
9th
Southern Asia rank
6th

Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • China, mainland
  • Southern Asia
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 0.5726 kg/ha against 0.3538 kg/ha in Southern Asia, a difference of 0.2188 kg/ha.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.6 times Southern Asia's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6847 kg/ha 0.2054 kg/ha 0.4793 kg/ha China, mainland
1970s 0.7228 kg/ha 0.2398 kg/ha 0.4831 kg/ha China, mainland
1980s 0.6353 kg/ha 0.2825 kg/ha 0.3527 kg/ha China, mainland
1990s 0.5837 kg/ha 0.2736 kg/ha 0.3101 kg/ha China, mainland
2000s 0.5577 kg/ha 0.2924 kg/ha 0.2653 kg/ha China, mainland
2010s 0.5434 kg/ha 0.31 kg/ha 0.2334 kg/ha China, mainland
2020s 0.5721 kg/ha 0.3397 kg/ha 0.2324 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 Southern Asia?
China, mainland, at 0.5726 kg/ha against 0.3538 kg/ha in Southern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China, mainland and Southern Asia?
0.2188 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Southern Asia rank globally for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
China, mainland ranks 9th and Southern Asia 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 (%).