Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in China
China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 24.25 g/Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
China recorded 24.25 g/Int$ for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in China peaked at 61 g/Int$ in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.41 g/Int$, in 1961.
China ranks 54th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in China, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.41 g/Int$ | — |
| 1962 | 7.64 g/Int$ | +41.2% |
| 1963 | 8.7 g/Int$ | +13.9% |
| 1964 | 10.43 g/Int$ | +19.9% |
| 1965 | 13.98 g/Int$ | +34.0% |
| 1966 | 18.92 g/Int$ | +35.3% |
| 1967 | 13.66 g/Int$ | -27.8% |
| 1968 | 15.03 g/Int$ | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 18.26 g/Int$ | +21.5% |
| 1970 | 22.01 g/Int$ | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 21.22 g/Int$ | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 24.66 g/Int$ | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 25.52 g/Int$ | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 22.11 g/Int$ | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 28.35 g/Int$ | +28.2% |
| 1976 | 27.04 g/Int$ | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 39.27 g/Int$ | +45.2% |
| 1978 | 47.05 g/Int$ | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 51.87 g/Int$ | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 58.5 g/Int$ | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 53.38 g/Int$ | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 52.2 g/Int$ | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 54.52 g/Int$ | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 55.73 g/Int$ | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 50.97 g/Int$ | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 48.69 g/Int$ | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 56.77 g/Int$ | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 61 g/Int$ | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 60.28 g/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 58.27 g/Int$ | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 56.51 g/Int$ | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 54.82 g/Int$ | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 44.93 g/Int$ | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 45.49 g/Int$ | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 51.63 g/Int$ | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 52.43 g/Int$ | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 45.61 g/Int$ | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 43.5 g/Int$ | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 44.05 g/Int$ | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 38.61 g/Int$ | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 38.35 g/Int$ | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 41.61 g/Int$ | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 41.3 g/Int$ | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 40.68 g/Int$ | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 39.84 g/Int$ | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 39.74 g/Int$ | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.81 g/Int$ | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.18 g/Int$ | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 38 g/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.67 g/Int$ | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 37.03 g/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 36.52 g/Int$ | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 36.04 g/Int$ | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.61 g/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.25 g/Int$ | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 33.93 g/Int$ | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.55 g/Int$ | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 30.69 g/Int$ | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 28.97 g/Int$ | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 27.73 g/Int$ | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 25.97 g/Int$ | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 24.77 g/Int$ | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 24.35 g/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 24.25 g/Int$ | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 24.25 g/Int$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.63 g/Int$, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 24.25 g/Int$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.96 g/Int$, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +45.2% | 27.04 g/Int$ | 39.27 g/Int$ |
| 1962 | +41.2% | 5.41 g/Int$ | 7.64 g/Int$ |
| 1966 | +35.3% | 13.98 g/Int$ | 18.92 g/Int$ |
| 1965 | +34.0% | 10.43 g/Int$ | 13.98 g/Int$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.45 g/Int$ | 5.41 g/Int$ | 18.92 g/Int$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.91 g/Int$ | 21.22 g/Int$ | 51.87 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.2 g/Int$ | 48.69 g/Int$ | 61 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.72 g/Int$ | 43.5 g/Int$ | 58.27 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.61 g/Int$ | 38 g/Int$ | 41.61 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.33 g/Int$ | 28.97 g/Int$ | 37.67 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.41 g/Int$ | 24.25 g/Int$ | 27.73 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in China?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in China was 24.25 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 61 g/Int$ in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.41 g/Int$ in 1961.
- How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- China ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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 value of agricultural production. 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