Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 28.15 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland stood at 28.15 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland peaked at 28.32 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.91 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places China, mainland 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.77 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 23.63 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 22.69 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 24.5 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 23.07 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 23.21 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 23.27 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 22.36 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 22.13 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 23.72 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 23.91 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 22.48 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 23.63 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 22.99 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 23.11 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 22.68 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 22.73 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 23.11 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 23.53 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 24.22 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 25.04 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 23.74 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 22.18 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 21.24 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 20.94 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 21.12 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 21.26 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 20.77 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 19.51 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 20.12 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 17.91 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 18.08 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 22.18 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1994 | 23.19 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 21.8 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 21.48 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 22.14 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 23.45 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 23.11 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 24.73 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 24.79 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 24.94 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 24.03 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 24.81 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.55 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 22.79 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 21.75 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 23.51 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 23.26 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 23.32 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 23.44 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 22.85 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 22.41 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 22.47 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 22.05 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.12 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 25.17 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 25.63 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 26.83 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 27.83 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 26.17 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 28.32 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 28.15 kg/ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.96 kg/ha | 21.77 kg/ha | 24.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.19 kg/ha | 22.48 kg/ha | 23.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22 kg/ha | 19.51 kg/ha | 25.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.35 kg/ha | 17.91 kg/ha | 23.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.92 kg/ha | 21.75 kg/ha | 24.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.73 kg/ha | 22.05 kg/ha | 26.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.62 kg/ha | 26.17 kg/ha | 28.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 13 Burundi 32.58 kg/ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.43 kg/ha compare
- 14 Belize 28.58 kg/ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 2.53 kg/ha compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 2.28 kg/ha compare
- 15 Zambia 28.37 kg/ha compare
- 16 Melanesia 1.62 kg/ha compare
- 17 China 28.05 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 1.38 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.24 kg/ha compare
- 18 Suriname 23.57 kg/ha compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 23.48 kg/ha compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland was 28.15 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.32 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.91 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does China, mainland rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).