Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in China
China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in China is 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in China peaked at 0.0633 kg per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
China ranks 53rd of 174 countries on this measure, 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in China, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0171 kg per US$ of GDP | +57.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0192 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0209 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.026 kg per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0348 kg per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0268 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0302 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.033 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0363 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0337 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0339 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0321 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0267 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0308 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0308 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0404 kg per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 1978 | 0.062 kg per US$ of GDP | +53.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0596 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0633 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0588 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0597 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0594 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0583 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0446 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0451 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0615 kg per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0592 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0541 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0541 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0519 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0474 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0403 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0338 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0322 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0291 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0237 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0221 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0219 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0181 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0165 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.017 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0151 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0098 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0243 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0348 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0386 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0267 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.062 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0564 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0446 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0633 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0357 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0541 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0121 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in China?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in China was 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0633 kg per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- China ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.