Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China
China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 5.25 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China is 5.25 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China peaked at 6.82 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2471 kg per person, in 1961.
China ranks 32nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2471 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.365 kg per person | +47.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4282 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1964 | 0.537 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7685 kg per person | +43.1% |
| 1966 | 1.09 kg per person | +41.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7785 kg per person | -28.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8312 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9931 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1970 | 1.24 kg per person | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 1.2 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.34 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.51 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 1.28 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 1.65 kg per person | +28.6% |
| 1976 | 1.53 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 2.25 kg per person | +46.7% |
| 1978 | 2.91 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 1979 | 3.29 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 3.7 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 3.48 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 3.65 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 4.02 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 4.39 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 3.95 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 3.82 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 4.65 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 5.04 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 5.06 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.17 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 5.21 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 5.24 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 4.58 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 4.82 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 5.92 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 6.23 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 5.6 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 5.53 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.78 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.26 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 5.29 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.92 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 5.91 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.12 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.17 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.28 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.41 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.47 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.56 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.66 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.76 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.82 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.81 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.81 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.73 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.6 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.38 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.05 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 5.73 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.5 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.36 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.22 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.25 kg per person | +0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 5.25 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 5.25 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 9.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6709 kg per person | 0.2471 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.82 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 3.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.18 kg per person | 3.48 kg per person | 5.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.41 kg per person | 4.58 kg per person | 6.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.04 kg per person | 5.26 kg per person | 6.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.54 kg per person | 5.73 kg per person | 6.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 kg per person | 5.22 kg per person | 5.5 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China was 5.25 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2471 kg per person in 1961.
- How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- China ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.