Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 288.64 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland is 288.64 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland peaked at 322.86 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 47.96 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places China, mainland 14th out of 186 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.
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.96 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 52.11 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 54.02 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 60.15 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 65.67 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 75.26 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 69.84 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 71.34 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 76.06 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 84.96 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 86.65 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 92.15 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 100.08 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 93.13 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 106.89 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 104.71 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 128.81 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 152.33 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 167.4 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 184.27 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 178.27 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 177.62 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 182.85 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 186.16 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 166.88 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 165.19 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 192.36 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 205.21 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 206.2 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 209.3 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 212.27 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 218.93 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 207.56 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 219.54 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 258.11 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 273.2 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 255.19 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 257.03 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 268.32 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 255.95 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 256.82 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 276.56 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 276.8 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 285.1 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 288.19 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 290.8 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 294.21 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 299.53 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 303.88 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 309.58 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 314.32 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 320.24 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 321.29 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 322.86 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 322.61 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 321.63 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 317.5 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 308.35 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 297.81 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 294.47 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 289.9 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 287.89 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 288.64 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.6 kg/ha | 47.96 kg/ha | 76.06 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 111.71 kg/ha | 84.96 kg/ha | 167.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 184.5 kg/ha | 165.19 kg/ha | 206.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 237.95 kg/ha | 207.56 kg/ha | 273.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 282.79 kg/ha | 255.95 kg/ha | 303.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 315.62 kg/ha | 297.81 kg/ha | 322.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 290.23 kg/ha | 287.89 kg/ha | 294.47 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 11 Brazil 312.03 kg/ha compare
- 12 China 294.79 kg/ha compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 292.98 kg/ha compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 36.76 kg/ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 35.33 kg/ha compare
- 15 Ireland 284.16 kg/ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 26.2 kg/ha compare
- 16 Bangladesh 281.39 kg/ha compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 20.9 kg/ha compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 275.13 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 input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland?
- Input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland was 288.64 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 322.86 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.96 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Input — 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 (%).