China (People’s Republic of) vs Japan: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application

China (People’s Republic of)
6.49
in 2024
Japan
6.25
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
24th
Japan rank
27th

Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Japan
246196119922024

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 6.49 against 6.25 in Japan, a difference of 0.24.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 1.67 4.6 2.93 Japan
1970s 2.44 5.57 3.13 Japan
1980s 3.68 5.52 1.84 Japan
1990s 4.62 5.8 1.18 Japan
2000s 5.13 6.01 0.8757 Japan
2010s 5.94 6.2 0.262 Japan
2020s 6.39 6.29 0.0937 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application, China (People’s Republic of) or Japan?
China (People’s Republic of), at 6.49 against 6.25 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application between China (People’s Republic of) and Japan?
0.24, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Japan rank globally for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
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