Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China
China: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 40.83 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China is 40.83 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China peaked at 40.83 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.53 kg/ha, in 1962.
China ranks 45th 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, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.88 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 12.53 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 13.56 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 15.21 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 16.38 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 17.49 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 18.79 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 19.13 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 19.05 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 18.88 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 20.32 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 22.03 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 22.63 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 22.61 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 23.06 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 23.84 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 23.81 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 23.98 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 24.51 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 25.64 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 25.18 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 24.01 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 23.5 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 22.3 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 21.83 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 23.01 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 24.1 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 24.27 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 25.13 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 25.55 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 26.56 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 27.71 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 29.09 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 30.67 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 32.82 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 35.44 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 32.23 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 32.69 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 34.29 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 35.41 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 34.89 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 35.11 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.64 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.26 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 36.01 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 36.15 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 35.34 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 36.45 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 36.95 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.16 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 35.79 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 36.44 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 36.4 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 36.3 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.82 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 37.24 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.95 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.14 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 34.75 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 38.08 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 39.73 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 40.76 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 40.83 kg/ha | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 40.83 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.33 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 40.83 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.11 kg/ha | 12.53 kg/ha | 19.13 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.57 kg/ha | 18.88 kg/ha | 24.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9 kg/ha | 21.83 kg/ha | 25.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.71 kg/ha | 25.55 kg/ha | 35.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.62 kg/ha | 34.64 kg/ha | 36.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5 kg/ha | 34.75 kg/ha | 37.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.85 kg/ha | 38.08 kg/ha | 40.83 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 42 Luxembourg 43.77 kg/ha compare
- 43 Germany 43.6 kg/ha compare
- 44 Chile 40.87 kg/ha compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 40.71 kg/ha compare
- 47 China, mainland 40.7 kg/ha compare
- 48 Nepal 39.34 kg/ha compare
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- 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 manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China?
- Manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China was 40.83 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?
- The highest recorded value was 40.83 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.53 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does China rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China ranks 45th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 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 (%).