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

China
8.85 million t
in 2024
China, mainland
8.75 million t
in 2024
China rank
2nd
China, mainland rank
3rd

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

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

How they compare

China currently reports 8.85 million t against 8.75 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 97,000 t.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

China ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 51,178 t 51,178 t 0 t
1970s 191,460 t 191,460 t 0 t
1980s 897,775 t 897,775 t 0 t
1990s 2.59 million t 2.59 million t 0 t
2000s 5.58 million t 5.49 million t 93,005 t China
2010s 9.69 million t 9.57 million t 116,271 t China
2020s 9.05 million t 8.93 million t 121,018 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, China or China, mainland?
China, at 8.85 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 and China, mainland?
97,000 t, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
China ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 3rd 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.