Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 59.49 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR is 59.49 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 101.65 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.65 kg/ha, in 2002.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 52nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.85 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 58.53 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 47.79 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1964 | 41.3 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 50.66 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1966 | 68.68 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1967 | 75.39 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 69.46 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 72.8 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 75.21 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 80.22 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 71.27 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 68.23 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 68.98 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 74.22 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 80.56 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 89.6 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 91.75 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 98.38 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 101.65 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 92.02 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 87.47 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 88.64 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 85.47 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 78.46 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 81.9 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 75.38 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 71.22 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 83.73 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 75.44 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 73.86 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 68.42 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 65.39 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 67.3 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 68.18 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 59.18 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 65.48 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 55.38 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 47.03 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 36.84 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 28.41 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 27.65 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 27.71 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.08 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 28.04 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.39 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 34.05 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 34.2 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 33.88 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 37.76 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 38.18 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 44.59 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 43.91 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 43 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 41.83 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 43.89 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 43.1 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 44.34 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 44.6 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 59.2 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 59.35 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.47 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.38 kg/ha | 41.3 kg/ha | 75.39 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 79.84 kg/ha | 68.23 kg/ha | 98.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.59 kg/ha | 71.22 kg/ha | 101.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.57 kg/ha | 47.03 kg/ha | 75.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.33 kg/ha | 27.65 kg/ha | 36.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.52 kg/ha | 37.76 kg/ha | 44.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.38 kg/ha | 59.2 kg/ha | 59.49 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 49 Tajikistan 60.97 kg/ha compare
- 50 Indonesia 59.92 kg/ha compare
- 51 Faroe Islands 59.72 kg/ha compare
- 53 Canada 59.48 kg/ha compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.96 kg/ha compare
- 55 Switzerland 58.92 kg/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 59.49 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 101.65 kg/ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.65 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — 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 (%).