Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 595.92 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR is 595.92 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 619.33 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 160.06 kg/ha, in 1961.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 3rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 190.97 kg/ha | 160.06 kg/ha | 228.99 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 335.7 kg/ha | 231.13 kg/ha | 499.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 475.31 kg/ha | 425.93 kg/ha | 515.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 346.64 kg/ha | 289.27 kg/ha | 451.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 365.32 kg/ha | 347.63 kg/ha | 390.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 484.83 kg/ha | 428.64 kg/ha | 530.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 599.56 kg/ha | 581.68 kg/ha | 619.33 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 1 Faroe Islands 3,379 kg/ha compare
- 2 Singapore 1,199 kg/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 583.5 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 476.54 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 366.65 kg/ha compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.91 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11,047 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 595.92 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 619.33 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 160.06 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).