Central Asia vs China: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Central Asia
18.27 kg/ha
in 2023
China
69.91 kg/ha
in 2023
Central Asia rank
18th
China rank
16th

Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Central Asia
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 69.91 kg/ha against 18.27 kg/ha in Central Asia, a difference of 51.64 kg/ha.

That makes China's figure about 3.8 times Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central Asia ahead.

Central Asia ranks 18th and China ranks 16th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Asia China Difference Ahead
1960s 7.74 kg/ha 9.59 kg/ha 1.84 kg/ha China
1970s 13.8 kg/ha 23.32 kg/ha 9.52 kg/ha China
1980s 18.87 kg/ha 44.28 kg/ha 25.42 kg/ha China
1990s 11.29 kg/ha 58.58 kg/ha 47.29 kg/ha China
2000s 9.49 kg/ha 69.43 kg/ha 59.94 kg/ha China
2010s 13.83 kg/ha 78.92 kg/ha 65.09 kg/ha China
2020s 17.48 kg/ha 70.56 kg/ha 53.08 kg/ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Central Asia or China?
China, at 69.91 kg/ha against 18.27 kg/ha in Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Central Asia and China?
51.64 kg/ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Central Asia and China rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Central Asia ranks 18th and China ranks 16th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Volatilisation — 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
Volatilisation — 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, 13,500 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 (%).