Central America vs China: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Central America
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 61.02 kg/ha against 10.96 kg/ha in Central America, a difference of 50.06 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 5.6 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 13th and China ranks 12th of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 2 and China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 kg/ha | 0.2596 kg/ha | 0.8525 kg/ha | Central America |
| 1970s | 3.1 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha | Central America |
| 1980s | 4.11 kg/ha | 5.99 kg/ha | 1.88 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 5.17 kg/ha | 16.01 kg/ha | 10.84 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 7.57 kg/ha | 31.9 kg/ha | 24.32 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 11.91 kg/ha | 56.91 kg/ha | 45 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 12.78 kg/ha | 59.48 kg/ha | 46.71 kg/ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area, Central America or China?
- China, at 61.02 kg/ha against 10.96 kg/ha in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area between Central America and China?
- 50.06 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and China rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Central America ranks 13th and China ranks 12th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).