Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China
China: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 27.39 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China stood at 27.39 kg/ha.
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 peaked at 30.87 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.09 kg/ha, in 1961.
China ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.09 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.28 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 3.64 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 4.24 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1965 | 5.03 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1966 | 6.06 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 5.65 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 5.9 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 6.37 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 7.06 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 7.36 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 8.2 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 8.92 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 8.29 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 9.62 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 9.5 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 11.8 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1978 | 14.05 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 15.51 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 17.21 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 16.46 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 16.39 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 16.98 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 17.25 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 15.36 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 15.26 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.94 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 19.2 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 19.46 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 19.9 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 20.3 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.99 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 19.57 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 20.77 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 24.74 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 26.39 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 23.98 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 24.02 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 25.3 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 24 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 24.03 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 26.14 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 26.06 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 26.89 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 27.24 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 27.64 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 27.93 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 28.35 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 28.78 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 29.36 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 29.65 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.28 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 30.53 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.77 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 30.87 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.78 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.2 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 29.29 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 27.84 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 27.75 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 27.6 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 27.29 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.39 kg/ha | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 27.39 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.67 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 27.39 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.1 kg/ha, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.81 kg/ha | 3.09 kg/ha | 6.37 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.03 kg/ha | 7.06 kg/ha | 15.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.15 kg/ha | 15.26 kg/ha | 19.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.6 kg/ha | 19.57 kg/ha | 26.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.71 kg/ha | 24 kg/ha | 28.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.96 kg/ha | 27.84 kg/ha | 30.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.51 kg/ha | 27.29 kg/ha | 27.75 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 22 Cabo Verde 4.67 kg/ha compare
- 22 Switzerland 30.55 kg/ha compare
- 23 China, Taiwan Province of 28.05 kg/ha compare
- 24 Malta 27.74 kg/ha compare
- 26 China, mainland 27.38 kg/ha compare
- 27 Norway 24.76 kg/ha compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.15 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China was 27.39 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?
- The highest recorded value was 30.87 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 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 (%).