Nitrogen fertilizer production in China 2000-2022

The production volume of nitrogen fertilizer in China peaked in 2015 at 49.7 million metric tons. Since then, output has been in considerable decline and by 2018 had dropped to 35 million metric tons. In 2022 production volume of nitrogen fertilizer in China saw an increase to 38.21 million metric tons.

Chemical fertilizers

The total production volume of chemical fertilizers, namely nitrogen, phosphate, and potash fertilizers, amounted to almost 56 million metric tons in 2022. With an annual production of 38 million metric tons in 2022, nitrogen fertilizer is the dominant one among types of chemical fertilizer being produced in China. Meanwhile, with an annual consumption volume of 51 million tons in the 2022, most of the chemical fertilizers produced were consumed domestically. The regions which consumed the most chemical fertilizers in China is Henan, Shandong, Anhui, and Hebei.

International trade

Despite the large domestic production capacity for fertilizer in China, the country is importing considerably amounts. Fertilizer imports to China have been fluctuating between eight and eleven million metric tons over the last decade. The import volume of fertilizer had reached its peak in 2015 with a total of 11.16 million tons. This amount had an import value of over 3.9 billion U.S. dollars.