China vs China, mainland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

China
9.37 billion kg
in 2050
China, mainland
9.31 billion kg
in 2050
China rank
1st
China, mainland rank
2nd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B196120052050

How they compare

China currently reports 9.37 billion kg against 9.31 billion kg in China, mainland, a difference of 63.79 million kg.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

China ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 494.00 million kg 494.00 million kg 0 kg
1970s 1.67 billion kg 1.67 billion kg 0 kg
1980s 4.39 billion kg 4.39 billion kg 0 kg
1990s 6.48 billion kg 6.48 billion kg 0 kg
2000s 7.85 billion kg 7.81 billion kg 45.19 million kg China
2010s 8.98 billion kg 8.93 billion kg 46.89 million kg China
2020s 7.53 billion kg 7.49 billion kg 39.18 million kg China
2030s 9.08 billion kg 9.02 billion kg 61.77 million kg China
2050s 9.37 billion kg 9.31 billion kg 63.79 million kg China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, China or China, mainland?
China, at 9.37 billion kg against 9.31 billion kg in China, mainland as of 2050.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between China and China, mainland?
63.79 million kg, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
China ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs China, mainland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-nitrogen-n-total-nitrogen-fertilizer-content-applied-that-leaches-fao-tier-1/china/china-mainland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-nitrogen-n-total-nitrogen-fertilizer-content-applied-that-leaches-fao-tier-1/china/china-mainland/">China vs China, mainland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).