Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in China
China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0.0176 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in China is 0.0176 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in China peaked at 0.0227 t per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 t per person, in 1961.
China ranks 36th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 t per person | +47.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 t per person | +17.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 t per person | +25.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 t per person | +43.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0036 t per person | +41.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 t per person | -28.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 t per person | +19.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0041 t per person | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 0.004 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0045 t per person | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.005 t per person | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 t per person | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 t per person | +28.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 t per person | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0075 t per person | +46.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0097 t per person | +29.5% |
| 1979 | 0.011 t per person | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 t per person | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0116 t per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0122 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0134 t per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0146 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0132 t per person | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0127 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0155 t per person | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0168 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0169 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0172 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0174 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0175 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 t per person | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0161 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0197 t per person | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0187 t per person | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0184 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0175 t per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 t per person | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0197 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0204 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0206 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0209 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0214 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0216 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0219 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0222 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0225 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0227 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0227 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0224 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.022 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0213 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0202 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0191 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0183 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0179 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0174 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0176 t per person | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0176 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0064 t per person, 2.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0176 t per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.003 t per person, 5.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0061 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 0.011 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0139 t per person | 0.0116 t per person | 0.0169 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.018 t per person | 0.0153 t per person | 0.0208 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0201 t per person | 0.0175 t per person | 0.0219 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0218 t per person | 0.0191 t per person | 0.0227 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0177 t per person | 0.0174 t per person | 0.0183 t per person | 5 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in China?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in China was 0.0176 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0227 t per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 t per person in 1961.
- How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
- China ranks 36th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.