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

China, mainland
8.75 million t
in 2024
Eastern Asia
9.16 million t
in 2024
China, mainland rank
3rd
Eastern Asia rank
5th

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

  • China, mainland
  • Eastern Asia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 9.16 million t against 8.75 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 412,100 t.

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

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 51,178 t 717,373 t 666,195 t Eastern Asia
1970s 191,460 t 1.02 million t 823,583 t Eastern Asia
1980s 897,775 t 1.73 million t 835,968 t Eastern Asia
1990s 2.59 million t 3.30 million t 714,517 t Eastern Asia
2000s 5.49 million t 6.14 million t 647,015 t Eastern Asia
2010s 9.57 million t 10.15 million t 579,007 t Eastern Asia
2020s 8.93 million t 9.36 million t 436,342 t Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, China, mainland or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 9.16 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 China, mainland and Eastern Asia?
412,100 t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Eastern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and Eastern Asia rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Eastern Asia ranks 5th 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.