Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China
China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China is 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China peaked at 0.019 kg per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places China 53rd out of 175 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, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | +57.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0104 kg per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 1967 | 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0091 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0092 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0121 kg per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0186 kg per US$ of GDP | +53.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0179 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.019 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0176 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0179 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0178 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0175 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0184 kg per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0178 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0162 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0162 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0156 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kg per US$ of GDP, 11.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +57.9% | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0169 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.019 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.019 kg per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- China ranks 53rd out of 175 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 57.5%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.