Table 3 Nutrient balance statistics for the crop yield from 2009 to 2019 in SW China

From: Multiobjective spatial optimization of fertilizer rates enables sustainable crop production in southwest China

Crop

Variable

Year

Min.

Median

Max.

Mean

Standard deviation

Rice

NBRN

2009

–0.30

0.61

10.69

0.69

0.49

2019

–0.66

0.56

9.93

0.60

0.50

NBRP

2009

–0.67

–0.15

4.42

–0.12

0.25

2019

–0.85

–0.27

2.92

–0.20

0.28

NBRK

2009

–0.68

–0.15

3.78

–0.10

0.30

2019

–0.93

–0.24

3.65

–0.12

0.41

Maize

NBRN

2009

–0.57

0.09

4.35

0.13

0.27

2019

–0.94

0.12

3.22

0.18

0.38

NBRP

2009

–0.86

–0.51

1.34

–0.48

0.17

2019

–0.97

–0.40

1.31

–0.38

0.24

NBRK

2009

–0.83

–0.52

1.91

–0.47

0.20

2019

–0.99

–0.45

1.00

–0.42

0.23

Wheat

NBRN

2009

–0.60

–0.11

2.26

–0.09

0.18

2019

–0.73

–0.11

1.21

–0.12

0.21

NBRP

2009

–0.83

–0.46

1.58

–0.44

0.17

2019

–0.88

–0.51

0.30

–0.50

0.15

NBRK

2009

–1.00

–0.61

0.53

–0.62

0.18

2019

–0.96

–0.53

0.82

–0.51

0.17

  1. Note: NBRN, NBRP, and NBRK denote the crop nutrient balance ratios of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, respectively.