China vs Japan: Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre

China
230.98 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
292.76 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
15th
Japan rank
12th

Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Japan
100200300400500600196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 292.76 kg per square kilometre against 230.98 kg per square kilometre in China, a difference of 61.78 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times China's.

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

China ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 130.89 kg per square kilometre 533.34 kg per square kilometre 402.46 kg per square kilometre Japan
1970s 177.71 kg per square kilometre 473.99 kg per square kilometre 296.29 kg per square kilometre Japan
1980s 206.77 kg per square kilometre 400.54 kg per square kilometre 193.77 kg per square kilometre Japan
1990s 222.51 kg per square kilometre 370.78 kg per square kilometre 148.27 kg per square kilometre Japan
2000s 210.33 kg per square kilometre 320.93 kg per square kilometre 110.59 kg per square kilometre Japan
2010s 235.48 kg per square kilometre 314.4 kg per square kilometre 78.92 kg per square kilometre Japan
2020s 235.2 kg per square kilometre 300.35 kg per square kilometre 65.15 kg per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre, China or Japan?
Japan, at 292.76 kg per square kilometre against 230.98 kg per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre between China and Japan?
61.78 kg per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Japan rank globally for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
China ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 6,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.