Fertiliser use in China
Farmers in China used 393.3 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
China, 2024
393.3
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of G20 countries, 2024
137.7 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
15th of 190
Fertiliser use in China over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 393.3 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 392.5 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 397.2 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 406.2 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 414.6 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 427.8 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 442.6 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 460.5 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 480.9 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 465.6 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 476.3 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 456.3 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 454.9 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 443.5 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 425.6 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 385.0 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 374.0 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 387.0 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 377.5 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 377.8 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 355.0 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 331.6 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 336.8 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 298.2 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 289.4 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 392.5 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 476.3 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −17.4%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, China has the 15th highest value.
More for China
All statistics for China
Cereal yield
6,495 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
41.7%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.64e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
11.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.88e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
191.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT