Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Asia
Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 54.78 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Asia stood at 54.78 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Asia peaked at 57.27 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.05 million t, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.05 million t | — |
| 1962 | 7.14 million t | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 7.31 million t | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 7.35 million t | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 8.22 million t | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 8.92 million t | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 9.06 million t | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 9.82 million t | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 10.38 million t | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 10.91 million t | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 11.63 million t | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 13.05 million t | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 13.33 million t | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 12.75 million t | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 14.68 million t | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 15.36 million t | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 18.63 million t | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 20.38 million t | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 22.50 million t | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 24.69 million t | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 24.37 million t | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 25.25 million t | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 27.54 million t | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 29.62 million t | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 29.84 million t | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 31.30 million t | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 34.36 million t | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 37.60 million t | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 38.04 million t | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 37.29 million t | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 38.27 million t | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 38.94 million t | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 37.38 million t | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 39.44 million t | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 44.57 million t | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 47.11 million t | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 45.50 million t | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 46.01 million t | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 47.23 million t | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 45.19 million t | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 44.93 million t | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 48.29 million t | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 48.43 million t | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 50.51 million t | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 51.63 million t | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 53.60 million t | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 53.18 million t | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 52.89 million t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.27 million t | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 55.80 million t | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 56.02 million t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.84 million t | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.59 million t | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 54.61 million t | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 55.05 million t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 54.17 million t | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.88 million t | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 52.26 million t | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 51.89 million t | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 54.07 million t | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 52.05 million t | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 52.72 million t | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 54.78 million t | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.36 million t | 7.05 million t | 10.38 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.32 million t | 10.91 million t | 22.50 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.26 million t | 24.37 million t | 38.04 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.17 million t | 37.29 million t | 47.23 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.59 million t | 44.93 million t | 57.27 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.51 million t | 51.89 million t | 56.59 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.40 million t | 52.05 million t | 54.78 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 80.38 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Asia was 54.78 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.27 million t in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 million t in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — 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 (%).