Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in China

China: Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 30.61 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30.61 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
17th
of 87 countries
All-time high
31.67 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
14.65 kg per square kilometre
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in China is 30.61 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in China peaked at 31.67 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.65 kg per square kilometre, in 1976.

China ranks 17th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in China, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 18.4 kg per square kilometre —
1962 18.1 kg per square kilometre -1.6%
1963 18.63 kg per square kilometre +2.9%
1964 19.99 kg per square kilometre +7.3%
1965 16.62 kg per square kilometre -16.9%
1966 18.37 kg per square kilometre +10.6%
1967 18.48 kg per square kilometre +0.6%
1968 18.09 kg per square kilometre -2.1%
1969 17.66 kg per square kilometre -2.4%
1970 18.22 kg per square kilometre +3.2%
1971 17.88 kg per square kilometre -1.9%
1972 15.61 kg per square kilometre -12.7%
1973 17.16 kg per square kilometre +10.0%
1974 16.16 kg per square kilometre -5.8%
1975 15.61 kg per square kilometre -3.4%
1976 14.65 kg per square kilometre -6.1%
1977 15.41 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
1978 16.07 kg per square kilometre +4.2%
1979 16.07 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1980 16.48 kg per square kilometre +2.5%
1981 18.75 kg per square kilometre +13.8%
1982 18.97 kg per square kilometre +1.2%
1983 18.56 kg per square kilometre -2.1%
1984 18.16 kg per square kilometre -2.2%
1985 19.45 kg per square kilometre +7.1%
1986 21.22 kg per square kilometre +9.1%
1987 21.94 kg per square kilometre +3.4%
1988 21.02 kg per square kilometre -4.2%
1989 19.63 kg per square kilometre -6.6%
1990 19.71 kg per square kilometre +0.4%
1991 17.87 kg per square kilometre -9.4%
1992 18.64 kg per square kilometre +4.3%
1993 26.09 kg per square kilometre +39.9%
1994 26.43 kg per square kilometre +1.3%
1995 22.74 kg per square kilometre -14.0%
1996 21.66 kg per square kilometre -4.8%
1997 24.15 kg per square kilometre +11.5%
1998 24.72 kg per square kilometre +2.4%
1999 23.21 kg per square kilometre -6.1%
2000 25.98 kg per square kilometre +11.9%
2001 26.19 kg per square kilometre +0.8%
2002 26.25 kg per square kilometre +0.2%
2003 25.97 kg per square kilometre -1.1%
2004 28.17 kg per square kilometre +8.5%
2005 27.2 kg per square kilometre -3.5%
2006 25.67 kg per square kilometre -5.6%
2007 22.8 kg per square kilometre -11.2%
2008 25.87 kg per square kilometre +13.5%
2009 25.43 kg per square kilometre -1.7%
2010 24.68 kg per square kilometre -3.0%
2011 23.33 kg per square kilometre -5.4%
2012 21.07 kg per square kilometre -9.7%
2013 19.61 kg per square kilometre -6.9%
2014 19.81 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
2015 19.1 kg per square kilometre -3.6%
2016 20.77 kg per square kilometre +8.7%
2017 24.53 kg per square kilometre +18.1%
2018 25.37 kg per square kilometre +3.4%
2019 28.46 kg per square kilometre +12.2%
2020 30.59 kg per square kilometre +7.5%
2021 25.77 kg per square kilometre -15.7%
2022 31.67 kg per square kilometre +22.9%
2023 30.61 kg per square kilometre -3.4%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 30.61 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.65 kg per square kilometre, 18.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • China's 30.61 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6182 kg per square kilometre, 49.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.26 kg per square kilometre 16.62 kg per square kilometre 19.99 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 16.29 kg per square kilometre 14.65 kg per square kilometre 18.22 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 19.42 kg per square kilometre 16.48 kg per square kilometre 21.94 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 22.52 kg per square kilometre 17.87 kg per square kilometre 26.43 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 25.95 kg per square kilometre 22.8 kg per square kilometre 28.17 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 22.67 kg per square kilometre 19.1 kg per square kilometre 28.46 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 29.66 kg per square kilometre 25.77 kg per square kilometre 31.67 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 14 Austria 41.61 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 15 Slovakia 36.32 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 16 South Africa 31.02 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 18 Nigeria 28.45 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 19 Hungary 24.03 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 20 Belize 19.68 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in China?
Soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in China was 30.61 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 31.67 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 14.65 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
How does China rank for soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
China ranks 17th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
Is soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Soya beans — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
89 places, 3,907 data points, 1961–2023
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Soya beans — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.