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Nitrogen fertiliser use in China

Farmers in China used 191.8 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
China, 2024 191.8e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +0.5% 2023: 190.9 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 75.6 kg/ha Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 8th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in China over time

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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period ChinaWorld
2024 191.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 190.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 191.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 196.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 201.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 209.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 218.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 228.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 233.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 235.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 235.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 232.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 230.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 225.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 219.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 213.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 210.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 208.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 203.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 200.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 198.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 191.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 190.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 171.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 170.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.5% from 190.9 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 235.4 kg/ha, the figure has changed by −18.5%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, China has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

More for China

All statistics for China
Pesticide use 1.88e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.64e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 11.3%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 6.7% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 6,495 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 41.7% 2024 · World Bank

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for China
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0