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
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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About this data
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.