Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in China

China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) was 0 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
32nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 2012
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in China, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in China is 0 kt per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in China peaked at 0 kt per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.

That places China 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in China, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O), per capita in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person +47.7%
1963 0 kt per person +17.3%
1964 0 kt per person +25.4%
1965 0 kt per person +43.1%
1966 0 kt per person +41.8%
1967 0 kt per person -28.6%
1968 0 kt per person +6.8%
1969 0 kt per person +19.5%
1970 0 kt per person +24.4%
1971 0 kt per person -2.7%
1972 0 kt per person +11.7%
1973 0 kt per person +12.7%
1974 0 kt per person -15.3%
1975 0 kt per person +28.6%
1976 0 kt per person -7.1%
1977 0 kt per person +46.7%
1978 0 kt per person +29.5%
1979 0 kt per person +13.1%
1980 0 kt per person +12.4%
1981 0 kt per person -6.0%
1982 0 kt per person +4.9%
1983 0 kt per person +10.2%
1984 0 kt per person +9.2%
1985 0 kt per person -10.1%
1986 0 kt per person -3.3%
1987 0 kt per person +21.8%
1988 0 kt per person +8.4%
1989 0 kt per person +0.3%
1990 0 kt per person +2.2%
1991 0 kt per person +0.7%
1992 0 kt per person +0.6%
1993 0 kt per person -12.5%
1994 0 kt per person +5.2%
1995 0 kt per person +22.8%
1996 0 kt per person +5.2%
1997 0 kt per person -10.1%
1998 0 kt per person -1.2%
1999 0 kt per person +4.6%
2000 0 kt per person -9.0%
2001 0 kt per person +0.5%
2002 0 kt per person +11.9%
2003 0 kt per person -0.1%
2004 0 kt per person +3.5%
2005 0 kt per person +0.9%
2006 0 kt per person +1.7%
2007 0 kt per person +2.1%
2008 0 kt per person +0.9%
2009 0 kt per person +1.5%
2010 0 kt per person +1.5%
2011 0 kt per person +1.4%
2012 0 kt per person +1.0%
2013 0 kt per person -0.1%
2014 0 kt per person -0.1%
2015 0 kt per person -1.2%
2016 0 kt per person -1.9%
2017 0 kt per person -3.4%
2018 0 kt per person -5.2%
2019 0 kt per person -5.3%
2020 0 kt per person -3.9%
2021 0 kt per person -2.6%
2022 0 kt per person -2.6%
2023 0 kt per person +0.5%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0 kt per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • China's 0 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per person, 9.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 29 Slovakia 0 kt per person compare
  2. 30 Paraguay 0 kt per person compare
  3. 31 Norway 0 kt per person compare
  4. 33 Sweden 0 kt per person compare
  5. 34 Costa Rica 0 kt per person compare
  6. 35 Greece 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in China?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in China was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2012.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o)?
China ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.