Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in China
China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 2.63 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in China is 2.63 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in China peaked at 3.32 t per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0579 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 17th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0579 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0863 t per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1037 t per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1331 t per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1951 t per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2845 t per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2086 t per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2286 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2807 t per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3589 t per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1971 | 0.359 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.411 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4741 t per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.41 t per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5367 t per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5065 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7534 t per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9885 t per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1979 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 1.46 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 1.62 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 1.47 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 1.45 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.79 t per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 1.97 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.08 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2.13 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.17 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.92 t per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 2.04 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 2.53 t per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 2.69 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 2.44 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 2.44 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.57 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 2.36 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 2.39 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.69 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.82 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.86 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.92 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.04 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.16 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.23 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.28 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.32 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.3 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.25 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.16 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.01 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.86 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.76 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.69 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.62 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.63 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.63 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4765 t per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 2.63 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0931 t per square kilometre, 28.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1754 t per square kilometre | 0.0579 t per square kilometre | 0.2845 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5931 t per square kilometre | 0.3589 t per square kilometre | 1.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 t per square kilometre | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 2.01 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 t per square kilometre | 1.92 t per square kilometre | 2.69 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 t per square kilometre | 2.36 t per square kilometre | 3.1 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 t per square kilometre | 2.86 t per square kilometre | 3.32 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 t per square kilometre | 2.62 t per square kilometre | 2.76 t per square kilometre | 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)
- 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 square kilometre in China?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in China was 2.63 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 t per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 17th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.