Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 32 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland is 32 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland peaked at 46.18 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6184 kg/ha, in 1961.
China, mainland ranks 9th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.14 kg/ha | 0.6184 kg/ha | 4.18 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.52 kg/ha | 4.07 kg/ha | 8.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.19 kg/ha | 10.43 kg/ha | 17.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.95 kg/ha | 18.6 kg/ha | 31.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.57 kg/ha | 28.87 kg/ha | 41.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3 kg/ha | 35.92 kg/ha | 46.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.55 kg/ha | 32 kg/ha | 34.94 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland was 32 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.18 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6184 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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 (%).