Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 17.38 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in China, mainland is 17.38 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in China, mainland peaked at 22.37 kg/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.83 kg/cap, in 1961.
That places China, mainland 44th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 kg/cap | 0.83 kg/cap | 3.6 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.07 kg/cap | 3.99 kg/cap | 10.98 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.81 kg/cap | 11.55 kg/cap | 16.63 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8 kg/cap | 15.04 kg/cap | 20.53 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9 kg/cap | 17.44 kg/cap | 21.57 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.43 kg/cap | 18.78 kg/cap | 22.37 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.49 kg/cap | 17.15 kg/cap | 18.05 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.14 % (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 — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,542 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.96 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in China, mainland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in China, mainland was 17.38 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.37 kg/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- China, mainland ranks 44th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf