China vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Input — Cropland potassium

China
12.58 million t
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
258,319 t
in 2023
China rank
1st
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
4th

Input — Cropland potassium over time

  • China
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 12.58 million t against 258,319 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 12.32 million t.

That makes China's figure about 48.7 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

China ranks 1st and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.97 million t 98,600 t 1.87 million t China
1970s 2.60 million t 108,318 t 2.49 million t China
1980s 3.62 million t 137,536 t 3.48 million t China
1990s 6.06 million t 200,522 t 5.86 million t China
2000s 8.69 million t 295,044 t 8.39 million t China
2010s 11.76 million t 229,374 t 11.53 million t China
2020s 12.23 million t 253,565 t 11.98 million t China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland potassium, China or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
China, at 12.58 million t against 258,319 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland potassium between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
12.32 million t, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for input — cropland potassium?
China ranks 1st and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th of 186 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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Indicator
Input — 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
Last refreshed

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 (%).