Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in China
China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 297,815 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in China stood at 297,815 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in China peaked at 4.91 million t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 139,852 t, in 2022.
That places China 38th 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, 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 | 2.45 million t | -44.2% |
| 1994 | 2.88 million t | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 4.91 million t | +70.5% |
| 1996 | 4.43 million t | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 2.97 million t | -33.0% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million t | -49.4% |
| 1999 | 1.44 million t | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.37 million t | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million t | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 2.25 million t | +96.2% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million t | -48.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million t | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 958,496 t | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 781,930 t | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 434,607 t | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 244,791 t | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 411,676 t | +68.2% |
| 2010 | 390,812 t | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 306,376 t | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 430,525 t | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 377,837 t | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 353,344 t | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 360,717 t | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 307,102 t | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 311,584 t | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 450,582 t | +44.6% |
| 2019 | 432,705 t | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 366,756 t | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 317,633 t | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 139,852 t | -56.0% |
| 2023 | 272,225 t | +94.7% |
| 2024 | 297,815 t | +9.4% |
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 | 3.43 million t | 1.44 million t | 4.91 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 980,083 t | 244,791 t | 2.25 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 372,158 t | 306,376 t | 450,582 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,856 t | 139,852 t | 366,756 t | 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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 7.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 7,732 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -15.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, per capita 0.0008 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 9.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in China?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in China was 297,815 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 million t in 1995.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,852 t in 2022.
- How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- China ranks 38th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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) — 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.