Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen was 14.62 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 14.62 t for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 146.74 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14.62 t, in 2023.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 171st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 146.74 t | — |
| 1962 | 131.96 t | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 124.05 t | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 94.97 t | -23.4% |
| 1965 | 145.94 t | +53.7% |
| 1966 | 109.92 t | -24.7% |
| 1967 | 106.48 t | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 112.92 t | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 127.63 t | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 127.16 t | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 104.03 t | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 90.54 t | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 85.78 t | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 78.34 t | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 64.77 t | -17.3% |
| 1976 | 65.93 t | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 51.63 t | -21.7% |
| 1978 | 40.59 t | -21.4% |
| 1979 | 59.22 t | +45.9% |
| 1980 | 65.26 t | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 60.16 t | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 59.99 t | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 57.44 t | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 57.52 t | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 54.11 t | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 54.54 t | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 51.2 t | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 44.33 t | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 36.48 t | -17.7% |
| 1990 | 34.98 t | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 28.35 t | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 30.76 t | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 39.15 t | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 41.32 t | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 47.37 t | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 42.41 t | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 34.57 t | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 31.66 t | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 34.23 t | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 32.75 t | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 33.8 t | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 30.58 t | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 29.19 t | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 30.63 t | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 30.79 t | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25.57 t | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 24.86 t | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.39 t | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.92 t | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 22.37 t | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 22.64 t | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 21.77 t | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 21.53 t | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.84 t | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 20.51 t | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.33 t | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.58 t | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 19.81 t | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 19.96 t | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.78 t | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 14.79 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.76 t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.62 t | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122.29 t | 94.97 t | 146.74 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.8 t | 40.59 t | 127.16 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.1 t | 36.48 t | 65.26 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.48 t | 28.35 t | 47.37 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.85 t | 24.86 t | 33.8 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.03 t | 19.81 t | 22.64 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.74 t | 14.62 t | 14.79 t | 4 |
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- 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 residue removal — cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR was 14.62 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 146.74 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.62 t in 2023.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).