Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 206,399 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland is 206,399 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland peaked at 4.90 million t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 122,310 t, in 2022.
That places China, mainland 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 324,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 404,000 t | +24.7% |
| 1963 | 447,000 t | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 472,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 688,000 t | +45.8% |
| 1966 | 1.10 million t | +60.2% |
| 1967 | 798,000 t | -27.6% |
| 1968 | 1.34 million t | +67.5% |
| 1969 | 1.46 million t | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 1.71 million t | +16.8% |
| 1971 | 1.30 million t | -23.6% |
| 1972 | 1.25 million t | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.25 million t | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 920,000 t | -26.4% |
| 1975 | 1.13 million t | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 727,640 t | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 1.36 million t | +86.8% |
| 1978 | 1.42 million t | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 1.56 million t | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 1.85 million t | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 1.43 million t | -22.8% |
| 1982 | 1.83 million t | +27.7% |
| 1983 | 2.40 million t | +31.1% |
| 1984 | 2.79 million t | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 2.23 million t | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 1.76 million t | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 3.22 million t | +82.9% |
| 1988 | 4.59 million t | +42.4% |
| 1989 | 4.37 million t | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 4.65 million t | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 4.67 million t | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 4.38 million t | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 2.43 million t | -44.5% |
| 1994 | 2.87 million t | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 4.90 million t | +70.8% |
| 1996 | 4.42 million t | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 2.96 million t | -33.1% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million t | -49.6% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million t | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.18 million t | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 976,724 t | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 2.09 million t | +113.8% |
| 2003 | 980,899 t | -53.0% |
| 2004 | 859,825 t | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 819,579 t | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 653,710 t | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 322,499 t | -50.7% |
| 2008 | 123,007 t | -61.9% |
| 2009 | 300,366 t | +144.2% |
| 2010 | 257,991 t | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 187,900 t | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 319,629 t | +70.1% |
| 2013 | 269,251 t | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 225,508 t | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 251,868 t | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 193,874 t | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 196,885 t | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 329,837 t | +67.5% |
| 2019 | 318,887 t | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 241,624 t | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 216,315 t | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 122,310 t | -43.5% |
| 2023 | 197,409 t | +61.4% |
| 2024 | 206,399 t | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 781,444 t | 324,000 t | 1.46 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.26 million t | 727,640 t | 1.71 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.65 million t | 1.43 million t | 4.59 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 million t | 1.43 million t | 4.90 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 830,246 t | 123,007 t | 2.09 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 255,163 t | 187,900 t | 329,837 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 196,811 t | 122,310 t | 241,624 t | 5 |
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More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland was 206,399 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.90 million t in 1995.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,310 t in 2022.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- China, mainland ranks 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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.