Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 61.57 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 61.57 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China, mainland peaked at 132.08 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 35.69 %, in 2010.
China, mainland ranks 122nd of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.57 % | 88.99 % | 132.08 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.09 % | 71.58 % | 96.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.35 % | 52.59 % | 76.07 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.28 % | 40.74 % | 56.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.67 % | 38.04 % | 44.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5 % | 35.69 % | 56.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.78 % | 56.4 % | 61.57 % | 4 |
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More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,542 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China, mainland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China, mainland was 61.57 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 132.08 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.69 % in 2010.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- China, mainland ranks 122nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).