Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 108.02 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — 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
The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR is 108.02 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 111.73 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.32 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 4th 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.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.32 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 28.94 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1963 | 33.26 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1964 | 29.13 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 24.63 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 23.89 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 26.11 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 31.25 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1969 | 38.01 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1970 | 45.88 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1971 | 56.76 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1972 | 59.29 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 45.68 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1974 | 38.65 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 46.61 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 51.72 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 66.93 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1978 | 80.02 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 88.15 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 92.36 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 81.75 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 84.14 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 88.55 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 83.92 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 81.46 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 69.8 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 73.63 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 69.32 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 75.37 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 69.71 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 60.77 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 51.51 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 36.63 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1994 | 35.87 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 37.45 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 35.13 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 43.74 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 39.5 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 34.67 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 36.37 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 37.32 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 54.16 kg/ha | +45.1% |
| 2003 | 50.97 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 51.37 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.69 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.17 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 53.95 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 54 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 56.73 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 63.27 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 64.97 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 69.53 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 70.62 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 71.03 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.05 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 83.49 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 85.48 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 86.82 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 86.35 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 111.73 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 108.58 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 105.17 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 108.02 kg/ha | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.73 kg/ha | 23.32 kg/ha | 38.01 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.97 kg/ha | 38.65 kg/ha | 88.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.03 kg/ha | 69.32 kg/ha | 92.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5 kg/ha | 34.67 kg/ha | 69.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.57 kg/ha | 36.37 kg/ha | 59.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.36 kg/ha | 63.27 kg/ha | 86.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.38 kg/ha | 105.17 kg/ha | 111.73 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 1 Faroe Islands 675.09 kg/ha compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 39.83 kg/ha compare
- 2 Singapore 262.27 kg/ha compare
- 2 Viet Nam 20.83 kg/ha compare
- 3 Kuwait 115.56 kg/ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14.24 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 90.61 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.16 kg/ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.2 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 68.61 kg/ha compare
- 7 Belgium-Luxembourg 60.22 kg/ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 8.86 kg/ha compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 108.02 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 111.73 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.32 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Leaching — 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 (%).