Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China
China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 5.73 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 5.73 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in China peaked at 9.98 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1976.
That places China 2nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| 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 | 27,773 t | +472.8% |
| 1994 | 52,076 t | +87.5% |
| 1995 | 137,184 t | +163.4% |
| 1996 | 185,543 t | +35.3% |
| 1997 | 215,268 t | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 129,065 t | -40.0% |
| 1999 | 86,809 t | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 575,998 t | +563.5% |
| 2001 | 756,221 t | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 429,278 t | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million t | +269.5% |
| 2004 | 2.29 million t | +44.5% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million t | -48.9% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million t | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.65 million t | +203.7% |
| 2008 | 2.73 million t | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 2.37 million t | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 4.73 million t | +99.6% |
| 2011 | 3.98 million t | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 4.99 million t | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 5.67 million t | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 8.89 million t | +56.7% |
| 2015 | 9.98 million t | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 6.13 million t | -38.6% |
| 2017 | 5.56 million t | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 4.94 million t | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 6.06 million t | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 6.49 million t | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 7.06 million t | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 5.27 million t | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 6.68 million t | +26.9% |
| 2024 | 5.73 million t | -14.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | +563.5% | 86,809 t | 575,998 t |
| 1993 | +472.8% | 4,849 t | 27,773 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 84,757 t | 2,500 t | 215,268 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million t | 429,278 t | 3.65 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 million t | 3.98 million t | 9.98 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.25 million t | 5.27 million t | 7.06 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Russian Federation 8.83 million t compare
- 3 China, mainland 5.70 million t compare
- 4 USSR 3.38 million t compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 2.97 million t compare
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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 24.79 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0.5202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 221,281 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 9.34 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 8.12 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in China?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in China was 5.73 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.98 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1976.
- How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- China ranks 2nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
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.