China vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

China
0.57 kg/ha
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0.2904 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
10th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
9th

Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • China
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.57 kg/ha against 0.2904 kg/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.2796 kg/ha.

That makes China's figure about 2.0 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

China ranks 10th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 9th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6813 kg/ha 0.1903 kg/ha 0.491 kg/ha China
1970s 0.7183 kg/ha 0.2138 kg/ha 0.5045 kg/ha China
1980s 0.6316 kg/ha 0.265 kg/ha 0.3666 kg/ha China
1990s 0.5807 kg/ha 0.239 kg/ha 0.3417 kg/ha China
2000s 0.5549 kg/ha 0.2446 kg/ha 0.3103 kg/ha China
2010s 0.5409 kg/ha 0.1044 kg/ha 0.4365 kg/ha China
2020s 0.5695 kg/ha 0.2808 kg/ha 0.2887 kg/ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
China, at 0.57 kg/ha against 0.2904 kg/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
0.2796 kg/ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
China ranks 10th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 9th 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 (%).