Brazil vs China: Input — Cropland potassium
Input — Cropland potassium over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 12.58 million t against 8.16 million t in Brazil, a difference of 4.43 million t.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 788,453 t | 1.97 million t | 1.18 million t | China |
| 1970s | 1.47 million t | 2.60 million t | 1.12 million t | China |
| 1980s | 2.15 million t | 3.62 million t | 1.47 million t | China |
| 1990s | 2.83 million t | 6.06 million t | 3.24 million t | China |
| 2000s | 4.37 million t | 8.69 million t | 4.32 million t | China |
| 2010s | 6.05 million t | 11.76 million t | 5.71 million t | China |
| 2020s | 7.69 million t | 12.23 million t | 4.54 million t | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland potassium, Brazil or China?
- China, at 12.58 million t against 8.16 million t in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland potassium between Brazil and China?
- 4.43 million t, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for input — cropland potassium?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).