Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Asia
Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 64.00 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Asia is 64.00 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Asia peaked at 64.00 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million t, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.38 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.69 million t | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 3.02 million t | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 3.30 million t | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 4.11 million t | +24.6% |
| 1966 | 5.33 million t | +29.9% |
| 1967 | 5.50 million t | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 6.29 million t | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 7.03 million t | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 8.15 million t | +16.0% |
| 1971 | 8.86 million t | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 9.93 million t | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 10.91 million t | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 10.29 million t | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 12.46 million t | +21.1% |
| 1976 | 13.30 million t | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 16.49 million t | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 19.01 million t | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 20.82 million t | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 22.89 million t | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 23.05 million t | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 24.54 million t | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 27.40 million t | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 29.80 million t | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 29.30 million t | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 30.46 million t | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 33.43 million t | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 36.78 million t | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 37.24 million t | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 37.64 million t | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 38.32 million t | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 39.41 million t | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 37.28 million t | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 38.78 million t | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 44.04 million t | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 46.71 million t | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 45.12 million t | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 46.21 million t | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 48.06 million t | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 45.78 million t | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 45.96 million t | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.87 million t | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 49.25 million t | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 51.96 million t | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 53.23 million t | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 55.85 million t | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 56.47 million t | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 56.21 million t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.23 million t | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 59.42 million t | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.55 million t | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 61.71 million t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 62.83 million t | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 61.44 million t | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 62.11 million t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.17 million t | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 59.85 million t | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 59.80 million t | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 60.83 million t | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 62.27 million t | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 60.32 million t | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 61.02 million t | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 64.00 million t | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.40 million t | 2.38 million t | 7.03 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.02 million t | 8.15 million t | 20.82 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.49 million t | 22.89 million t | 37.24 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.16 million t | 37.28 million t | 48.06 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.38 million t | 45.78 million t | 60.23 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.07 million t | 59.42 million t | 62.83 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.90 million t | 60.32 million t | 64.00 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 80.38 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Asia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Asia was 64.00 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.00 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million t in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).