What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China, mainland?

The highest recorded value was 0.7338 kg/ha in 1978.

What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China, mainland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5167 kg/ha in 2013.

How does China, mainland rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?

China, mainland ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.

Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in China, mainland?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this China, mainland data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland

Name: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

China, mainland: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.5726 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.5726 kg/ha

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

9th

of 186 countries

All-time high

0.7338 kg/ha

in 1978

All-time low

0.5167 kg/ha

in 2013

Years of data

1961–2023

Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 0.5726 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland peaked at 0.7338 kg/ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.5167 kg/ha, in 2013.

That places China, mainland 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg/ha	Change
1961	0.676 kg/ha	—
1962	0.6762 kg/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.6958 kg/ha	+2.9%
1964	0.676 kg/ha	-2.8%
1965	0.6841 kg/ha	+1.2%
1966	0.6904 kg/ha	+0.9%
1967	0.6795 kg/ha	-1.6%
1968	0.6862 kg/ha	+1.0%
1969	0.698 kg/ha	+1.7%
1970	0.7113 kg/ha	+1.9%
1971	0.7145 kg/ha	+0.4%
1972	0.7139 kg/ha	-0.1%
1973	0.7187 kg/ha	+0.7%
1974	0.7178 kg/ha	-0.1%
1975	0.7325 kg/ha	+2.0%
1976	0.7279 kg/ha	-0.6%
1977	0.7318 kg/ha	+0.5%
1978	0.7338 kg/ha	+0.3%
1979	0.7263 kg/ha	-1.0%
1980	0.7334 kg/ha	+1.0%
1981	0.7296 kg/ha	-0.5%
1982	0.6974 kg/ha	-4.4%
1983	0.6592 kg/ha	-5.5%
1984	0.614 kg/ha	-6.9%
1985	0.5889 kg/ha	-4.1%
1986	0.5825 kg/ha	-1.1%
1987	0.5816 kg/ha	-0.2%
1988	0.5846 kg/ha	+0.5%
1989	0.5814 kg/ha	-0.5%
1990	0.5669 kg/ha	-2.5%
1991	0.5693 kg/ha	+0.4%
1992	0.5738 kg/ha	+0.8%
1993	0.5955 kg/ha	+3.8%
1994	0.5846 kg/ha	-1.8%
1995	0.5899 kg/ha	+0.9%
1996	0.592 kg/ha	+0.4%
1997	0.5894 kg/ha	-0.4%
1998	0.5829 kg/ha	-1.1%
1999	0.5927 kg/ha	+1.7%
2000	0.5914 kg/ha	-0.2%
2001	0.5782 kg/ha	-2.2%
2002	0.5678 kg/ha	-1.8%
2003	0.578 kg/ha	+1.8%
2004	0.5858 kg/ha	+1.3%
2005	0.5472 kg/ha	-6.6%
2006	0.5264 kg/ha	-3.8%
2007	0.5287 kg/ha	+0.4%
2008	0.5341 kg/ha	+1.0%
2009	0.5394 kg/ha	+1.0%
2010	0.5315 kg/ha	-1.5%
2011	0.5354 kg/ha	+0.7%
2012	0.5376 kg/ha	+0.4%
2013	0.5167 kg/ha	-3.9%
2014	0.5405 kg/ha	+4.6%
2015	0.5472 kg/ha	+1.2%
2016	0.5501 kg/ha	+0.5%
2017	0.5578 kg/ha	+1.4%
2018	0.5574 kg/ha	-0.1%
2019	0.5597 kg/ha	+0.4%
2020	0.5679 kg/ha	+1.5%
2021	0.5721 kg/ha	+0.7%
2022	0.5758 kg/ha	+0.6%
2023	0.5726 kg/ha	-0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6847 kg/ha	0.676 kg/ha	0.698 kg/ha	9
1970s	0.7228 kg/ha	0.7113 kg/ha	0.7338 kg/ha	10
1980s	0.6353 kg/ha	0.5814 kg/ha	0.7334 kg/ha	10
1990s	0.5837 kg/ha	0.5669 kg/ha	0.5955 kg/ha	10
2000s	0.5577 kg/ha	0.5264 kg/ha	0.5914 kg/ha	10
2010s	0.5434 kg/ha	0.5167 kg/ha	0.5597 kg/ha	10
2020s	0.5721 kg/ha	0.5679 kg/ha	0.5758 kg/ha	4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

6 Nigeria 0.5946 kg/ha compare
6 Türkiye 0.3437 kg/ha compare
7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.301 kg/ha compare
7 Egypt 0.5838 kg/ha compare
8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.2912 kg/ha compare
8 Turkmenistan 0.5795 kg/ha compare
9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2904 kg/ha compare
10 China 0.57 kg/ha compare
10 Republic of Moldova 0.2372 kg/ha compare
11 Suriname 0.5695 kg/ha compare
12 Latvia 0.5322 kg/ha compare
12 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1197 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More environment data for China, mainland

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)

All data for China, mainland →

Frequently asked questions

What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland?: Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in China, mainland was 0.5726 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China, mainland?: The highest recorded value was 0.7338 kg/ha in 1978.
What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in China, mainland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5167 kg/ha in 2013.
How does China, mainland rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?: China, mainland ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in China, mainland?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit: kg/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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 (%).