Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 27.38 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 27.38 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland peaked at 30.87 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.08 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places China, mainland 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.27 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 3.63 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 4.24 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 5.03 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1966 | 6.08 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1967 | 5.65 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 5.91 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 6.38 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 7.08 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 7.38 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 8.22 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 8.94 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 8.32 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 9.66 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 9.53 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 11.85 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 14.11 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 15.59 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 17.29 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 16.54 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 16.46 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 17.05 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 17.3 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 15.39 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 15.29 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.99 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 19.25 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 19.52 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 19.96 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 20.35 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 21.03 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 19.61 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 20.81 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 24.8 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 26.47 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 24.03 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 24.08 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 25.38 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 24.06 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 24.1 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 26.06 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 26 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.82 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 27.19 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 27.58 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 27.88 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 28.32 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 28.75 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 29.33 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 29.63 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.26 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 30.52 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.77 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 30.87 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.77 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.2 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 29.28 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 27.83 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 27.73 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 27.59 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 27.28 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.38 kg/ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.81 kg/ha | 3.08 kg/ha | 6.38 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.07 kg/ha | 7.08 kg/ha | 15.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.21 kg/ha | 15.29 kg/ha | 19.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.65 kg/ha | 19.61 kg/ha | 26.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.68 kg/ha | 24.06 kg/ha | 28.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.95 kg/ha | 27.83 kg/ha | 30.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5 kg/ha | 27.28 kg/ha | 27.73 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 23 China, Taiwan Province of 28.05 kg/ha compare
- 24 Malta 27.74 kg/ha compare
- 25 China 27.39 kg/ha compare
- 27 Norway 24.76 kg/ha compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.15 kg/ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8875 kg/ha compare
- 29 Guyana 24.01 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland was 27.38 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, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.87 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 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 (%).