Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 4.87 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue 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
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 4.87 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 11.23 kg/ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 4.05 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.48 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9.43 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 8.86 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 7.31 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1965 | 11.23 kg/ha | +53.7% |
| 1966 | 8.46 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1967 | 8.19 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 8.69 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 9.82 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 9.78 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 8.67 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 7.55 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 7.15 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 6.53 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 6.48 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 6.59 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 5.74 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 5.07 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 7.4 kg/ha | +45.9% |
| 1980 | 8.16 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 7.52 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 7.5 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 7.18 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 7.19 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.76 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 6.82 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 6.4 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 5.54 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 5.21 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 5 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 4.05 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 4.39 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 5.59 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 5.9 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 6.77 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 6.06 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 5.76 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 5.28 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 5.71 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 5.46 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.63 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 4.87 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 5.11 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 5.13 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.11 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.97 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.08 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.98 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.97 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.03 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.31 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 5.25 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.08 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.08 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.02 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.95 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.99 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.93 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.93 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.92 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.87 kg/ha | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.16 kg/ha | 7.31 kg/ha | 11.23 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.1 kg/ha | 5.07 kg/ha | 9.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.83 kg/ha | 5.21 kg/ha | 8.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.45 kg/ha | 4.05 kg/ha | 6.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.14 kg/ha | 4.87 kg/ha | 5.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 kg/ha | 4.95 kg/ha | 5.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 kg/ha | 4.87 kg/ha | 4.93 kg/ha | 4 |
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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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 4.87 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 11.23 kg/ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 residue 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 (%).