Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 182 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR is 182 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 223.17 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.79 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 8th out of 186 countries 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.79 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 78.79 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 78.79 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 84.85 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 84.85 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 84.85 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 84.85 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 84.85 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 84.85 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 84.85 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 91.92 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 91.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 91.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 91.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 110.3 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 110.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 122.56 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 137.88 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 137.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 157.57 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 157.57 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 157.57 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 157.57 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 157.57 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 157.57 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 157.57 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 157.57 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 183.83 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 183.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 183.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 183.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 183.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 183.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 183.33 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 190.33 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 192.33 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 195.2 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 199.6 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 200.4 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 203.2 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 208.67 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 214.22 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 218.54 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 220.73 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 223.17 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 222.68 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 221.5 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 216.83 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 208.25 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 198.5 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 191.33 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 186.67 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 182 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 182 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.83 kg/ha | 78.79 kg/ha | 84.85 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 107.14 kg/ha | 84.85 kg/ha | 137.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 139.84 kg/ha | 137.88 kg/ha | 157.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 165.45 kg/ha | 157.57 kg/ha | 183.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 191.59 kg/ha | 183.33 kg/ha | 203.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.31 kg/ha | 198.5 kg/ha | 223.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.5 kg/ha | 182 kg/ha | 191.33 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 5 China, mainland 192.39 kg/ha compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 191.49 kg/ha compare
- 7 Suriname 185.82 kg/ha compare
- 9 Kuwait 172.32 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 169.31 kg/ha compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 159.63 kg/ha compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 182 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 223.17 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.79 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).