Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China

China: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 26.48 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.48 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 201 countries
All-time high
26.48 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
5.75 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, 1961–2023

510152025196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China is 26.48 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China peaked at 26.48 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.75 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places China 7th out of 201 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.67 kg/ha 5.75 kg/ha 8.86 kg/ha 9
1970s 11.02 kg/ha 9.58 kg/ha 13.11 kg/ha 10
1980s 13.57 kg/ha 12.92 kg/ha 14.89 kg/ha 10
1990s 15.88 kg/ha 14.42 kg/ha 17.41 kg/ha 10
2000s 18.02 kg/ha 16.43 kg/ha 19.82 kg/ha 10
2010s 23.04 kg/ha 20.08 kg/ha 25.6 kg/ha 10
2020s 26.03 kg/ha 25.53 kg/ha 26.48 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 4 Brazil 29.38 kg/ha compare
  2. 5 China, mainland 26.56 kg/ha compare
  3. 6 Djibouti 26.49 kg/ha compare
  4. 8 Dominican Republic 25.9 kg/ha compare
  5. 9 Bangladesh 25.33 kg/ha compare
  6. 10 Singapore 25.23 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China?
Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China was 26.48 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 26.48 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 5.75 kg/ha in 1961.
How does China rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
China ranks 7th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).