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

Brazil
8.89 million t
in 2024
China
8.85 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
China rank
2nd

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

  • Brazil
  • China
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8.89 million t against 8.85 million t in China, a difference of 44,900 t.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and China ranks 2nd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
1960s 112,755 t 51,178 t 61,577 t Brazil
1970s 649,714 t 191,460 t 458,254 t Brazil
1980s 1.11 million t 897,775 t 209,178 t Brazil
1990s 1.82 million t 2.59 million t 767,729 t China
2000s 3.44 million t 5.58 million t 2.14 million t China
2010s 5.48 million t 9.69 million t 4.21 million t China
2020s 8.06 million t 9.05 million t 986,226 t China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Brazil or China?
Brazil, at 8.89 million t against 8.85 million t in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Brazil and China?
44,900 t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 1st and China ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
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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Indicator
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
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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.