Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen was 3.66 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, leaching — cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia stood at 3.66 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia peaked at 4.22 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 439,656 t, in 1961.
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 439,656 t | — |
| 1962 | 462,141 t | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 503,283 t | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 562,429 t | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 650,638 t | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 766,091 t | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 728,831 t | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 754,885 t | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 804,657 t | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 880,720 t | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 909,905 t | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.00 million t | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 1.08 million t | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 1.02 million t | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 1.14 million t | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 1.14 million t | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.38 million t | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 1.62 million t | +17.6% |
| 1979 | 1.77 million t | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 1.93 million t | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 1.87 million t | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.94 million t | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 2.11 million t | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 2.27 million t | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 2.16 million t | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 2.17 million t | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.53 million t | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 2.71 million t | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 2.78 million t | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.87 million t | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 2.94 million t | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.99 million t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.79 million t | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 2.91 million t | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 3.41 million t | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 3.62 million t | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 3.32 million t | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 3.31 million t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.48 million t | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 3.31 million t | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 3.32 million t | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.60 million t | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 3.60 million t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.74 million t | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.80 million t | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.86 million t | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.93 million t | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.98 million t | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.06 million t | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 4.12 million t | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.13 million t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.20 million t | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.21 million t | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.22 million t | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.21 million t | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.18 million t | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.09 million t | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.95 million t | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.73 million t | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.72 million t | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.69 million t | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.66 million t | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.66 million t | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 630,290 t | 439,656 t | 804,657 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.20 million t | 880,720 t | 1.77 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 million t | 1.87 million t | 2.78 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 million t | 2.79 million t | 3.62 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 million t | 3.31 million t | 4.06 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.10 million t | 3.73 million t | 4.22 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 million t | 3.66 million t | 3.72 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
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 in Eastern Asia?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia was 3.66 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 439,656 t in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
- Eastern Asia ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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. 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 (%).