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 110th 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 phosphorus use efficiency in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 118.65 % | — |
| 1962 | 132.08 % | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 124.32 % | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 114.2 % | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 96.33 % | -15.6% |
| 1966 | 88.99 % | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 101.25 % | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 108.34 % | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 92.97 % | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 96.33 % | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 88.59 % | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 76.06 % | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 73.09 % | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 81.18 % | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 79.77 % | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 81.07 % | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 71.58 % | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 93.96 % | +31.3% |
| 1979 | 79.3 % | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 64.96 % | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 65.43 % | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 64.57 % | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 63.29 % | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 68.31 % | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 76.07 % | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 75.18 % | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 59.89 % | -20.3% |
| 1988 | 53.26 % | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 52.59 % | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 53.71 % | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 45.43 % | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 47.08 % | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 56.28 % | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 45.54 % | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 40.74 % | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 45.42 % | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 42.37 % | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 42.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.84 % | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 43.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 42.83 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 38.91 % | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 39.43 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 39.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 38.04 % | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 38.16 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 43.77 % | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 44.38 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 38.25 % | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 35.69 % | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 38.93 % | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 39.67 % | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 40.27 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 41.69 % | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 45.82 % | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 46.04 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.46 % | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 51.82 % | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 56.6 % | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 56.4 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 57.13 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 60 % | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 61.57 % | +2.6% |
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, 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 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 110th out of 186 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 (%).