Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland

China, mainland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 5.70 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5.70 million t
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
3rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
9.92 million t
in 2015
All-time low
100 t
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 5.70 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland peaked at 9.92 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1976.

China, mainland ranks 3rd of 216 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 8,000 t
1962 7,000 t -12.5%
1963 7,000 t +0.0%
1964 8,000 t +14.3%
1965 15,000 t +87.5%
1966 24,000 t +60.0%
1967 24,400 t +1.7%
1968 50,200 t +105.7%
1969 44,200 t -12.0%
1970 18,200 t -58.8%
1971 16,000 t -12.1%
1972 34,000 t +112.5%
1973 19,000 t -44.1%
1974 2,700 t -85.8%
1975 1,400 t -48.1%
1976 100 t -92.9%
1977 12,300 t +12200.0%
1978 9,637 t -21.7%
1979 11,129 t +15.5%
1980 8,253 t -25.8%
1981 5,376 t -34.9%
1982 2,500 t -53.5%
1983 900 t -64.0%
1984 6,700 t +644.4%
1985 500 t -92.5%
1986 800 t +60.0%
1987 8,501 t +962.6%
1988 15,500 t +82.3%
1989 5,300 t -65.8%
1990 6,500 t +22.6%
1991 2,500 t -61.5%
1992 4,849 t +94.0%
1993 24,500 t +405.3%
1994 48,000 t +95.9%
1995 130,200 t +171.2%
1996 183,900 t +41.2%
1997 213,161 t +15.9%
1998 127,000 t -40.4%
1999 84,452 t -33.5%
2000 548,737 t +549.8%
2001 732,204 t +33.4%
2002 399,707 t -45.4%
2003 1.55 million t +287.6%
2004 2.24 million t +44.3%
2005 1.11 million t -50.1%
2006 1.14 million t +2.5%
2007 3.59 million t +214.4%
2008 2.67 million t -25.6%
2009 2.30 million t -13.8%
2010 4.65 million t +102.0%
2011 3.91 million t -15.9%
2012 4.92 million t +25.8%
2013 5.61 million t +13.9%
2014 8.84 million t +57.7%
2015 9.92 million t +12.2%
2016 6.06 million t -38.9%
2017 5.46 million t -9.9%
2018 4.84 million t -11.4%
2019 5.97 million t +23.4%
2020 6.44 million t +7.8%
2021 6.97 million t +8.2%
2022 5.23 million t -24.9%
2023 6.62 million t +26.6%
2024 5.70 million t -14.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +12200.0% 100 t 12,300 t
1987 +962.6% 800 t 8,501 t
1984 +644.4% 900 t 6,700 t
2000 +549.8% 84,452 t 548,737 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20,867 t 7,000 t 50,200 t 9
1970s 12,447 t 100 t 34,000 t 10
1980s 5,433 t 500 t 15,500 t 10
1990s 82,506 t 2,500 t 213,161 t 10
2000s 1.63 million t 399,707 t 3.59 million t 10
2010s 6.02 million t 3.91 million t 9.92 million t 10
2020s 6.19 million t 5.23 million t 6.97 million t 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 Russian Federation 8.83 million t compare
  2. 2 China 5.73 million t compare
  3. 4 USSR 3.38 million t compare
  4. 5 Saudi Arabia 2.97 million t compare
  5. 6 Qatar 2.47 million t compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland was 5.70 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 9.92 million t in 2015.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1976.
How does China, mainland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
276 places, 11,425 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.