Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 40.7 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland stood at 40.7 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland peaked at 40.7 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.44 kg/ha, in 1962.
China, mainland ranks 47th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.79 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 12.44 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 13.48 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 15.15 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 16.33 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 17.44 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 18.74 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 19.08 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 18.99 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 18.82 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 20.27 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 21.98 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 22.55 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 22.56 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23.04 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 23.79 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 23.73 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 23.88 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 24.39 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 25.49 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 25.05 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 23.86 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 23.33 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 22.09 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 21.61 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 22.8 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 23.88 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 24.04 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 24.89 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 25.3 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 26.31 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 27.4 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 28.79 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 30.37 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 32.54 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 35.16 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 31.9 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 32.42 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 34.07 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 35.18 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 34.65 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 34.88 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.43 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.06 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 35.82 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 35.95 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 35.13 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 36.26 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 36.79 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 37 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 35.62 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 36.27 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 36.25 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 36.15 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.67 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 37.1 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 36.8 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.99 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 34.57 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 37.92 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 39.59 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 40.62 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 40.7 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.05 kg/ha | 12.44 kg/ha | 19.08 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.5 kg/ha | 18.82 kg/ha | 24.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.7 kg/ha | 21.61 kg/ha | 25.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.43 kg/ha | 25.3 kg/ha | 35.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.41 kg/ha | 34.43 kg/ha | 36.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.34 kg/ha | 34.57 kg/ha | 37.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.71 kg/ha | 37.92 kg/ha | 40.7 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland?
- Manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, mainland was 40.7 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.44 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Manure applied — 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 (%).