Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus in China, mainland

China, mainland: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus was 3.39 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.39 million t
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
3.39 million t
in 2023
All-time low
589,722 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus in China, mainland, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in China, mainland is 3.39 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in China, mainland peaked at 3.39 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 589,722 t, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 782,974 t 589,722 t 901,489 t 9
1970s 1.10 million t 957,794 t 1.30 million t 10
1980s 1.58 million t 1.28 million t 1.75 million t 10
1990s 2.07 million t 1.89 million t 2.27 million t 10
2000s 2.40 million t 2.17 million t 2.68 million t 10
2010s 3.03 million t 2.71 million t 3.28 million t 10
2020s 3.33 million t 3.27 million t 3.39 million t 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 3.40 million t compare
  2. 3 India 2.32 million t compare
  3. 4 Brazil 1.86 million t compare
  4. 5 USSR 841,437 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in China, mainland?
Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in China, mainland was 3.39 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 3.39 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 589,722 t in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
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 (%).