China vs South-Eastern Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium

China
7.83 million t
in 2023
South-Eastern Asia
3.91 million t
in 2023
China rank
1st
South-Eastern Asia rank
6th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium over time

  • China
  • South-Eastern Asia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 7.83 million t against 3.91 million t in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 3.93 million t.

That makes China's figure about 2.0 times South-Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South-Eastern Asia ahead.

China ranks 1st and South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and South-Eastern Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 27,003 t 67,174 t 40,171 t South-Eastern Asia
1970s 134,348 t 225,308 t 90,960 t South-Eastern Asia
1980s 716,708 t 542,135 t 174,573 t China
1990s 2.10 million t 1.12 million t 979,052 t China
2000s 4.27 million t 1.85 million t 2.41 million t China
2010s 7.50 million t 3.39 million t 4.10 million t China
2020s 7.64 million t 3.95 million t 3.69 million t China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium, China or South-Eastern Asia?
China, at 7.83 million t against 3.91 million t in South-Eastern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium between China and South-Eastern Asia?
3.93 million t, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and South-Eastern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
China ranks 1st and South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — 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, 13,440 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 (%).