Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China
China: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 57 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China stood at 57 %.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China peaked at 135.2 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 37.06 %, in 2010.
China ranks 114th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 121.57 % | — |
| 1962 | 135.2 % | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 128.13 % | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 117.88 % | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 98.63 % | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 91.04 % | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 103.53 % | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 111.06 % | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 95.14 % | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 98.3 % | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 90.42 % | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 77.52 % | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 72.63 % | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 79.72 % | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 78.86 % | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 80.19 % | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 70.99 % | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 95.27 % | +34.2% |
| 1979 | 78.07 % | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 64.05 % | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 63.77 % | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 65.4 % | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 64.02 % | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 69.03 % | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 76.89 % | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 76.02 % | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 60.49 % | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 53.81 % | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 53.13 % | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 54.2 % | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 45.86 % | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 47.46 % | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 56.74 % | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 45.88 % | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 41.03 % | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 45.71 % | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 42.65 % | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 42.68 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 44.16 % | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 43.44 % | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 42.88 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 39.31 % | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 39.04 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 39.57 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.15 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 39.47 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 43.11 % | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 46.49 % | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 39.24 % | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 37.06 % | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 39.73 % | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 39.37 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 40.35 % | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 40.67 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 45.45 % | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 46.91 % | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 48.92 % | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 49.96 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.01 % | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 53.91 % | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 53.99 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.63 % | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 57 % | +0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 57 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 84% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 57 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.12 %, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.35 % | 91.04 % | 135.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.2 % | 70.99 % | 98.3 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.66 % | 53.13 % | 76.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.64 % | 41.03 % | 56.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.17 % | 39.04 % | 46.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.34 % | 37.06 % | 55.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.38 % | 53.91 % | 57 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in China was 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?
- The highest recorded value was 135.2 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.06 % in 2010.
- How does China rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- China ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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 (%).