Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in China
China: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen was 3.52 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen in China is 3.52 million t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen in China peaked at 4.08 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 325,573 t, in 1961.
China ranks 1st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 500,348 t | 325,573 t | 655,663 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 million t | 724,060 t | 1.56 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 million t | 1.66 million t | 2.54 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 million t | 2.56 million t | 3.46 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.57 million t | 3.14 million t | 3.92 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 million t | 3.58 million t | 4.08 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 million t | 3.50 million t | 3.57 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 73.29 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 105.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 177,011 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 91,039 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 6.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 6.54 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5.76 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 10.36 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen in China?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen in China was 3.52 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,573 t in 1961.
- How does China rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
- China ranks 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).