Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 546 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 546 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 1,154 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 546 t, in 2022.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,103 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,103 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,100 t | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,142 t | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1,154 t | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 976 t | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 998 t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,002 t | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,016 t | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 939 t | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 964 t | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 896 t | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 905 t | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 915 t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 913 t | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 886 t | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 889 t | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 833 t | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 794 t | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 574 t | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 560 t | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 546 t | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 546 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,103 t | 1,103 t | 1,103 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,103 t | 1,103 t | 1,103 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,103 t | 1,103 t | 1,103 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,103 t | 1,103 t | 1,103 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,070 t | 976 t | 1,154 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 893.4 t | 794 t | 964 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 556.5 t | 546 t | 574 t | 4 |
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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 in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in China, Hong Kong SAR was 546 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 1,154 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 546 t in 2022.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. 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 (%).