China, mainland vs Ireland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- China, mainland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 63.01 kg/ha against 57.33 kg/ha in China, mainland, a difference of 5.68 kg/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
China, mainland ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4121 kg/ha | 57.41 kg/ha | 57 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.59 kg/ha | 104.74 kg/ha | 103.15 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1980s | 6.27 kg/ha | 117.25 kg/ha | 110.99 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1990s | 16.47 kg/ha | 125.58 kg/ha | 109.11 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 34.28 kg/ha | 69.28 kg/ha | 35 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 60.63 kg/ha | 72.49 kg/ha | 11.86 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 58.33 kg/ha | 79.72 kg/ha | 21.39 kg/ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area, China, mainland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 63.01 kg/ha against 57.33 kg/ha in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area between China, mainland and Ireland?
- 5.68 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Ireland rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 11th of 186 countries.
- 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 (%).