China vs Southern Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- China
- Southern Asia
How they compare
China currently reports 61.02 kg/ha against 8.37 kg/ha in Southern Asia, a difference of 52.65 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 7.3 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Asia ahead.
China ranks 12th and Southern Asia ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Southern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2596 kg/ha | 0.4649 kg/ha | 0.2052 kg/ha | Southern Asia |
| 1970s | 1.33 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 0.0482 kg/ha | Southern Asia |
| 1980s | 5.99 kg/ha | 3.01 kg/ha | 2.98 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 16.01 kg/ha | 4.52 kg/ha | 11.5 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 31.9 kg/ha | 8.37 kg/ha | 23.53 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 56.91 kg/ha | 9.99 kg/ha | 46.92 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 59.48 kg/ha | 9.69 kg/ha | 49.79 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 Southern Asia?
- China, at 61.02 kg/ha against 8.37 kg/ha in Southern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area between China and Southern Asia?
- 52.65 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- China ranks 12th and Southern Asia ranks 15th 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 (%).