Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 26.58 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 26.58 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia peaked at 29.69 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.79 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Eastern Asia 1st out of 29 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.79 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.98 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 4.34 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 4.85 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 5.62 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1966 | 6.63 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 6.34 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 6.59 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 7.06 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 7.76 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 8.04 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 8.88 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 9.65 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 9.05 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 10.26 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 10.2 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 12.36 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 14.55 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 15.93 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 17.34 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 16.68 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 16.54 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 17.17 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 17.45 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 15.74 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 15.66 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 18.12 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 19.29 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 19.58 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 19.99 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 20.33 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 20.98 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 19.67 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 20.53 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 24.02 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 25.56 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 23.43 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 23.4 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 24.63 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 23.43 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 23.44 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.28 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 25.22 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.03 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 26.38 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 26.72 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 27.04 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 27.32 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.71 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.28 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 28.54 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 29.12 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 29.38 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 29.62 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 29.69 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.68 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.17 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.38 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 26.98 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 26.91 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 26.76 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.51 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 26.58 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.47 kg/ha | 3.79 kg/ha | 7.06 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.67 kg/ha | 7.76 kg/ha | 15.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.36 kg/ha | 15.66 kg/ha | 19.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.26 kg/ha | 19.67 kg/ha | 25.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.86 kg/ha | 23.43 kg/ha | 27.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.88 kg/ha | 26.98 kg/ha | 29.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.69 kg/ha | 26.51 kg/ha | 26.91 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 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 China, Hong Kong SAR 108.02 kg/ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14.24 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia was 26.58 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.69 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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 (%).