China (People's Republic of) vs USSR: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium

China (People's Republic of)
6.82 million t
in 2023
USSR
6.59 million t
in 1991
China (People's Republic of) rank
2nd
USSR rank
4th

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium over time

  • China (People's Republic of)
  • USSR
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

China (People's Republic of) currently reports 6.82 million t against 6.59 million t in USSR, a difference of 222,300 t.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 4th of 185 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People's Republic of) USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 2.56 million t 5.07 million t 2.51 million t USSR
1970s 3.33 million t 6.46 million t 3.13 million t USSR
1980s 4.81 million t 6.80 million t 1.99 million t USSR
1990s 5.59 million t 7.59 million t 2.00 million t USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland potassium, China (People's Republic of) or USSR?
China (People's Republic of), at 6.82 million t against 6.59 million t in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland potassium between China (People's Republic of) and USSR?
222,300 t, with China (People's Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China (People's Republic of) and USSR rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
China (People's Republic of) ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop residue 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, 13,500 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 (%).