China vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area

China
61.02 kg/ha
in 2023
Small island developing States (SIDS)
5.68 kg/ha
in 2023
China rank
12th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
5th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • China
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
0204060196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 61.02 kg/ha against 5.68 kg/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 55.34 kg/ha.

That makes China's figure about 10.7 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.

China ranks 12th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Small island developing States (SIDS) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2596 kg/ha 15.21 kg/ha 14.95 kg/ha Small island developing States (SIDS)
1970s 1.33 kg/ha 19.05 kg/ha 17.72 kg/ha Small island developing States (SIDS)
1980s 5.99 kg/ha 26.23 kg/ha 20.24 kg/ha Small island developing States (SIDS)
1990s 16.01 kg/ha 13.56 kg/ha 2.46 kg/ha China
2000s 31.9 kg/ha 7.27 kg/ha 24.62 kg/ha China
2010s 56.91 kg/ha 10.21 kg/ha 46.7 kg/ha China
2020s 59.48 kg/ha 6.43 kg/ha 53.05 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, China or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
China, at 61.02 kg/ha against 5.68 kg/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area between China and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
55.34 kg/ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
China ranks 12th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,440 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 (%).