Americas vs China, mainland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

Americas
15.65 million t
in 2024
China, mainland
8.75 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
3rd

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 15.65 million t against 8.75 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 6.90 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.8 times China, mainland's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 3.32 million t 51,178 t 3.27 million t Americas
1970s 5.91 million t 191,460 t 5.71 million t Americas
1980s 6.98 million t 897,775 t 6.08 million t Americas
1990s 7.54 million t 2.59 million t 4.96 million t Americas
2000s 8.96 million t 5.49 million t 3.47 million t Americas
2010s 11.68 million t 9.57 million t 2.11 million t Americas
2020s 14.82 million t 8.93 million t 5.89 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 15.65 million t against 8.75 million t in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Americas and China, mainland?
6.90 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,383 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use with 124 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.