Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China
China: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 294.79 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China recorded 294.79 kg/ha for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China peaked at 321.05 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 49.75 kg/ha, in 1961.
China ranks 12th of 186 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.75 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 52.68 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 53.87 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 58.34 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 63.3 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 71.27 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 68.29 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 71.75 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 75.34 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 82.98 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 85.7 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 91.13 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 98.72 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 91.93 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 105.27 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1976 | 109.1 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 131.29 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 150.22 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 165.16 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 181.68 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 176.15 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 175.62 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 180.83 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 184.36 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 165.33 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 163.47 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 190.55 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 203.21 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 204.18 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 207.26 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 210.19 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 216.94 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 205.56 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 217.44 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 255.75 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 270.76 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 253.13 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 254.78 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 266.1 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 257.14 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 256.81 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 279.86 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 275.87 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 287.37 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 289.89 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 300.21 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 295.76 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 294.15 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 307.56 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 300.37 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 312.7 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 318.82 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 321.05 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 307.58 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 313.73 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 304.18 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 290.78 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 288.6 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 289.36 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 285.68 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 279.48 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 289.1 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 294.79 kg/ha | +2.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 294.79 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.52 kg/ha, 3.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 294.79 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.62 kg/ha, 4.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.73 kg/ha | 49.75 kg/ha | 75.34 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 111.15 kg/ha | 82.98 kg/ha | 165.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 182.54 kg/ha | 163.47 kg/ha | 204.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 235.79 kg/ha | 205.56 kg/ha | 270.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 284.46 kg/ha | 256.81 kg/ha | 307.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 304.72 kg/ha | 288.6 kg/ha | 321.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 287.26 kg/ha | 279.48 kg/ha | 294.79 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 62.36 kg/ha compare
- 9 Egypt 338.24 kg/ha compare
- 10 Belgium 319.8 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 53.85 kg/ha compare
- 11 Brazil 312.03 kg/ha compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 292.98 kg/ha compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 36.76 kg/ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 288.64 kg/ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 35.33 kg/ha compare
- 15 Ireland 284.16 kg/ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 26.2 kg/ha compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China?
- Input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China was 294.79 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?
- The highest recorded value was 321.05 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.75 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 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 (%).