Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 9.08 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR is 9.08 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 31.59 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 7.08 %, in 2002.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 179th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.77 % | — |
| 1962 | 23.43 % | -21.3% |
| 1963 | 18 % | -23.2% |
| 1964 | 16.29 % | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 21.93 % | +34.7% |
| 1966 | 29.68 % | +35.3% |
| 1967 | 31.59 % | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 25.58 % | -19.0% |
| 1969 | 24.12 % | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 22.19 % | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 20.3 % | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 17.52 % | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 20.25 % | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 22.99 % | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 20.56 % | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 20.75 % | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 18.83 % | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 16.55 % | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 16.44 % | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 16.48 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 16.26 % | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 15.12 % | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 14.83 % | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 14.86 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.91 % | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 16.13 % | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 14.26 % | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 14.05 % | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 15.02 % | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 14.33 % | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 15.28 % | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 15.63 % | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 18.02 % | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 18.87 % | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 18.59 % | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 16.6 % | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 15.26 % | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 13.57 % | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 12.24 % | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 9.38 % | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 7.14 % | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 7.08 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.38 % | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.1 % | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 8.49 % | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.51 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.11 % | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 8.1 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.99 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.94 % | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 8.83 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.61 % | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 7.37 % | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 7.64 % | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.79 % | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.03 % | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 8.72 % | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 8.98 % | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 9.28 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 9.08 % | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.49 % | 16.29 % | 31.59 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.64 % | 16.44 % | 22.99 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.09 % | 13.91 % | 16.48 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.84 % | 12.24 % | 18.87 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.89 % | 7.08 % | 9.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.09 % | 7.37 % | 8.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 % | 8.72 % | 9.28 % | 4 |
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR was 9.08 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 31.59 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.08 % in 2002.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).