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

China, mainland
8.75 million t
in 2024
India
2.38 million t
in 2024
China, mainland rank
3rd
India rank
5th

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

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

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 8.75 million t against 2.38 million t in India, a difference of 6.36 million t.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.7 times India's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1960s 51,178 t 102,822 t 51,644 t India
1970s 191,460 t 388,220 t 196,760 t India
1980s 897,775 t 819,720 t 78,055 t China, mainland
1990s 2.59 million t 1.22 million t 1.37 million t China, mainland
2000s 5.49 million t 2.28 million t 3.21 million t China, mainland
2010s 9.57 million t 2.59 million t 6.99 million t China, mainland
2020s 8.93 million t 2.33 million t 6.59 million t China, mainland

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 India?
China, mainland, at 8.75 million t against 2.38 million t in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between China, mainland and India?
6.36 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India 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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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.