China vs Southern Asia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

China
31.25 billion kg
in 2050
Southern Asia
38.40 billion kg
in 2050
China rank
1st
Southern Asia rank
4th

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

  • China
  • Southern Asia
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How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 38.40 billion kg against 31.25 billion kg in China, a difference of 7.15 billion kg.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 216 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Southern Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.65 billion kg 959.25 million kg 687.42 million kg China
1970s 5.57 billion kg 3.27 billion kg 2.30 billion kg China
1980s 14.64 billion kg 7.58 billion kg 7.06 billion kg China
1990s 21.61 billion kg 13.21 billion kg 8.40 billion kg China
2000s 26.18 billion kg 17.68 billion kg 8.50 billion kg China
2010s 29.92 billion kg 22.65 billion kg 7.27 billion kg China
2020s 25.09 billion kg 26.49 billion kg 1.40 billion kg Southern Asia
2030s 30.26 billion kg 32.53 billion kg 2.27 billion kg Southern Asia
2050s 31.25 billion kg 38.40 billion kg 7.15 billion kg Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), China or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 38.40 billion kg against 31.25 billion kg in China as of 2050.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between China and Southern Asia?
7.15 billion kg, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
China ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 4th 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.