China, mainland vs OECD: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

China, mainland
31.03 billion kg
in 2050
OECD
29.42 billion kg
in 2050
China, mainland rank
2nd
OECD rank
3rd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 31.03 billion kg against 29.42 billion kg in OECD, a difference of 1.61 billion kg.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 216 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 1.65 billion kg 12.21 billion kg 10.56 billion kg OECD
1970s 5.57 billion kg 21.71 billion kg 16.14 billion kg OECD
1980s 14.64 billion kg 27.43 billion kg 12.79 billion kg OECD
1990s 21.61 billion kg 28.10 billion kg 6.49 billion kg OECD
2000s 26.02 billion kg 27.96 billion kg 1.93 billion kg OECD
2010s 29.77 billion kg 30.06 billion kg 295.00 million kg OECD
2020s 24.96 billion kg 30.02 billion kg 5.07 billion kg OECD
2030s 30.06 billion kg 27.94 billion kg 2.11 billion kg China, mainland
2050s 31.03 billion kg 29.42 billion kg 1.61 billion kg China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), China, mainland or OECD?
China, mainland, at 31.03 billion kg against 29.42 billion kg in OECD as of 2050.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between China, mainland and OECD?
1.61 billion kg, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled
Unit
kg
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,503 data points, 1961–2050
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) with 54 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.