Americas vs China, People's Republic of: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium

Americas
13.66 million t
in 2023
China, People's Republic of
7.86 million t
in 2023
Americas rank
2nd
China, People's Republic of rank
1st

Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium over time

  • Americas
  • China, People's Republic of
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 13.66 million t against 7.86 million t in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 5.79 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.7 times China, People's Republic of's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 2nd and China, People's Republic of ranks 1st of 10 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 3.36 million t 1.95 million t 1.41 million t Americas
1970s 4.48 million t 2.61 million t 1.86 million t Americas
1980s 5.72 million t 3.46 million t 2.26 million t Americas
1990s 6.96 million t 4.62 million t 2.34 million t Americas
2000s 9.19 million t 5.77 million t 3.42 million t Americas
2010s 12.14 million t 7.01 million t 5.13 million t Americas
2020s 13.45 million t 7.73 million t 5.72 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland potassium, Americas or China, People's Republic of?
Americas, at 13.66 million t against 7.86 million t in China, People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland potassium between Americas and China, People's Republic of?
5.79 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, People's Republic of?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, People's Republic of rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium?
Americas ranks 2nd and China, People's Republic of ranks 1st of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).