Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 132.43 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 132.43 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 137.85 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.43 kg/ha, in 1961.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 4th 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 | 43.75 kg/ha | 32.43 kg/ha | 55.09 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.85 kg/ha | 58.7 kg/ha | 128.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.83 kg/ha | 103.72 kg/ha | 132.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.59 kg/ha | 62.4 kg/ha | 106.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.39 kg/ha | 72.95 kg/ha | 87.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.79 kg/ha | 96.18 kg/ha | 109.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.37 kg/ha | 129.69 kg/ha | 137.85 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 1 Cook Islands 26.86 kg/ha compare
- 1 Faroe Islands 699.52 kg/ha compare
- 2 Singapore 337.95 kg/ha compare
- 3 Kuwait 153.02 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 106.88 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 75.01 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, Taiwan Province of 59.1 kg/ha compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 132.43 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 137.85 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.43 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).