Outputs — Cropland phosphorus in China
China: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus was 3.40 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 3.40 million t for outputs — cropland phosphorus in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus in China peaked at 3.40 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 604,826 t, in 1961.
China ranks 1st 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 in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 604,826 t | — |
| 1962 | 658,118 t | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 706,655 t | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 780,127 t | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 836,234 t | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 903,359 t | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 918,999 t | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 897,023 t | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 888,844 t | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 990,386 t | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 1.02 million t | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 975,144 t | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.09 million t | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 1.11 million t | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.14 million t | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.13 million t | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.12 million t | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.25 million t | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 1.31 million t | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1.29 million t | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million t | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.49 million t | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 1.63 million t | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 1.77 million t | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 1.63 million t | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 1.66 million t | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.73 million t | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.70 million t | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.73 million t | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.91 million t | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 1.92 million t | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.93 million t | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.99 million t | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.99 million t | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.10 million t | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 2.22 million t | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 2.23 million t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.28 million t | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.28 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.21 million t | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.23 million t | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.26 million t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.18 million t | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.38 million t | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 2.42 million t | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.50 million t | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.55 million t | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.69 million t | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.67 million t | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.72 million t | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.85 million t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.93 million t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.96 million t | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.99 million t | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.15 million t | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.12 million t | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.18 million t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.19 million t | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.29 million t | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.28 million t | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.32 million t | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.37 million t | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.40 million t | +0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.40 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,298 t, 539.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 3.40 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,486 t, 1367.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 799,354 t | 604,826 t | 918,999 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 million t | 975,144 t | 1.31 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.60 million t | 1.29 million t | 1.77 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 million t | 1.91 million t | 2.28 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 million t | 2.18 million t | 2.69 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 million t | 2.72 million t | 3.29 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 million t | 3.28 million t | 3.40 million t | 4 |
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)
- 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 in China?
- Outputs — cropland phosphorus in China was 3.40 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland phosphorus recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.40 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 604,826 t in 1961.
- How does China rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus?
- China ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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. 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 (%).