China, mainland vs Spain: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium

China, mainland
4.22 million t
in 2023
Spain
505,614 t
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
Spain rank
6th

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium over time

  • China, mainland
  • Spain
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 4.22 million t against 505,614 t in Spain, a difference of 3.71 million t.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 8.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 73,920 t 223,302 t 149,382 t Spain
1970s 52,040 t 360,242 t 308,202 t Spain
1980s 215,019 t 394,556 t 179,537 t Spain
1990s 1.51 million t 525,992 t 980,158 t China, mainland
2000s 3.23 million t 538,580 t 2.69 million t China, mainland
2010s 5.21 million t 485,330 t 4.73 million t China, mainland
2020s 4.32 million t 498,256 t 3.82 million t China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium, China, mainland or Spain?
China, mainland, at 4.22 million t against 505,614 t in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium between China, mainland and Spain?
3.71 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Spain rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — 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, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).