Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 47.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, mainland, 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, mainland is 47.32 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, mainland peaked at 63.6 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 31.05 %, in 2003.
China, mainland ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.64 % | — |
| 1962 | 60.9 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 62.99 % | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 62.63 % | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 60.78 % | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 57.7 % | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 63.6 % | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 60.74 % | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 56.58 % | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 56.7 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 57.06 % | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 51.29 % | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 53.06 % | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 57.59 % | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 52.18 % | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 52.89 % | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 42.48 % | -19.7% |
| 1978 | 40.44 % | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 38.63 % | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 34.67 % | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 37.59 % | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 39.51 % | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 39.86 % | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 40.12 % | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 39.53 % | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 40.1 % | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 35.58 % | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 32.63 % | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 32.33 % | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 34.84 % | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 34.29 % | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 33.94 % | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 37.64 % | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 35.72 % | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 31.67 % | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 31.52 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 34.31 % | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 34.65 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.15 % | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 34.32 % | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 34.3 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.27 % | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 31.05 % | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 32.66 % | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 32.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 33.14 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 33.16 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 34.36 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 33.48 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 33.58 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 34.74 % | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 35.18 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 35.58 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 35.93 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 37.73 % | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 37.86 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.42 % | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 41.1 % | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 44.31 % | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 44.76 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 45.78 % | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 47.07 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 47.32 % | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.73 % | 56.58 % | 63.6 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.23 % | 38.63 % | 57.59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.19 % | 32.33 % | 40.12 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.17 % | 31.52 % | 37.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.14 % | 31.05 % | 34.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.54 % | 33.58 % | 44.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.23 % | 44.76 % | 47.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 95 Guinea-Bissau 48.28 % compare
- 96 Denmark 48.15 % compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.69 % compare
- 99 Luxembourg 46.95 % compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 46.9 % compare
- 101 Djibouti 46.77 % compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, mainland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in China, mainland was 47.32 % 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, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.05 % in 2003.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- China, mainland ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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 (%).