Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.4406 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, mainland, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, mainland is 0.4406 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 116.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, mainland peaked at 48.9 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -26.69 % change on previous year, in 1967.
That places China, mainland 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 48.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 20.25 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 1964 | 28.34 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 1965 | 46.56 % change on previous year | +64.3% |
| 1966 | 45.8 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1967 | -26.69 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 1968 | 9.6 % change on previous year | -136.0% |
| 1969 | 22.79 % change on previous year | +137.3% |
| 1970 | 27.86 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0297 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1972 | 14.51 % change on previous year | +48785.5% |
| 1973 | 15.34 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1974 | -13.53 % change on previous year | -188.2% |
| 1975 | 30.92 % change on previous year | -328.6% |
| 1976 | -5.64 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 1977 | 48.75 % change on previous year | -964.9% |
| 1978 | 31.2 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1979 | 14.67 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1980 | 13.82 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1981 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
| 1982 | 6.48 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 1983 | 11.79 % change on previous year | +82.0% |
| 1984 | 10.62 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1985 | -8.84 % change on previous year | -183.2% |
| 1986 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 1987 | 23.78 % change on previous year | -1354.8% |
| 1988 | 10.18 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 1989 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 1990 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +102.1% |
| 1991 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 1992 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1993 | -11.44 % change on previous year | -737.3% |
| 1994 | 6.42 % change on previous year | -156.2% |
| 1995 | 24.12 % change on previous year | +275.4% |
| 1996 | 6.28 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 1997 | -9.2 % change on previous year | -246.5% |
| 1998 | -0.2732 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1999 | 5.48 % change on previous year | -2107.1% |
| 2000 | -8.3 % change on previous year | -251.3% |
| 2001 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 2002 | 11.68 % change on previous year | +811.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6286 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +552.8% |
| 2005 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 2006 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +47.9% |
| 2007 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 2009 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5504 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5875 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2015 | -0.601 % change on previous year | -202.3% |
| 2016 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +120.2% |
| 2017 | -2.77 % change on previous year | +109.6% |
| 2018 | -4.75 % change on previous year | +71.3% |
| 2019 | -4.99 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2020 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 2021 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 2022 | -2.64 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4406 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +48785.5% | 0.0297 % change on previous year | 14.51 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +2107.1% | -0.2732 % change on previous year | 5.48 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1354.8% | -1.89 % change on previous year | 23.78 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +964.9% | -5.64 % change on previous year | 48.75 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +811.8% | 1.28 % change on previous year | 11.68 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -737.3% | 1.8 % change on previous year | -11.44 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.44 % change on previous year | -26.69 % change on previous year | 48.9 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 16.41 % change on previous year | -13.53 % change on previous year | 48.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3 % change on previous year | -8.84 % change on previous year | 23.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 % change on previous year | -11.44 % change on previous year | 24.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 % change on previous year | -8.3 % change on previous year | 11.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7637 % change on previous year | -4.99 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.1 % change on previous year | -3.72 % change on previous year | 0.4406 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 84 India 1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 85 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.04 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Romania 1.01 % change on previous year compare
- 88 China 0.4383 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Rwanda 0.098 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Austria 0.0444 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 752.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, mainland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, mainland was 0.4406 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.69 % change on previous year in 1967.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- China, mainland ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.