Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China
China: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 26.48 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China recorded 26.48 kg/ha for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China peaked at 26.48 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.75 kg/ha, in 1961.
China ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.75 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.27 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 6.74 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 7.45 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 8 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 8.68 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 8.86 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 8.68 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 8.64 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 9.66 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 9.94 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 9.58 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 10.74 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 10.88 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 11.32 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 11.28 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 11.18 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 12.49 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 13.11 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 12.92 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 13.38 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 14.03 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 14.59 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 14.89 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 12.98 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 13.03 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 13.51 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 13.19 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 13.21 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.45 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 14.42 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.65 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 15.21 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 15.22 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.02 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 16.95 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 17.03 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.41 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 17.39 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.9 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 16.93 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.08 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 16.43 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 17.86 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 18.09 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.61 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 18.86 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 19.82 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 19.62 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.08 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 21.16 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 21.89 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 22.25 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 22.57 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 23.91 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 23.87 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.41 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 24.68 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 25.6 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 25.53 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 25.86 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.25 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 26.48 kg/ha | +0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 26.48 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.15 kg/ha, 3.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 26.48 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.34 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.67 kg/ha | 5.75 kg/ha | 8.86 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.02 kg/ha | 9.58 kg/ha | 13.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.57 kg/ha | 12.92 kg/ha | 14.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.88 kg/ha | 14.42 kg/ha | 17.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.02 kg/ha | 16.43 kg/ha | 19.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.04 kg/ha | 20.08 kg/ha | 25.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.03 kg/ha | 25.53 kg/ha | 26.48 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 3 Brazil 29.38 kg/ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 26.56 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.55 kg/ha compare
- 5 Djibouti 26.49 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 10.89 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.44 kg/ha compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 25.9 kg/ha compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 8.21 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 25.33 kg/ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 7.95 kg/ha compare
- 9 Singapore 25.23 kg/ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China?
- Outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China was 26.48 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 26.48 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).