Americas vs China: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Americas
19.01 million t
in 2024
China
8.12 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
2nd
China rank
2nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 19.01 million t against 8.12 million t in China, a difference of 10.89 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.3 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 2nd and China ranks 2nd of 60 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 million t | 51,944 t | 1.56 million t | Americas |
| 1970s | 4.84 million t | 181,629 t | 4.66 million t | Americas |
| 1980s | 6.14 million t | 868,002 t | 5.27 million t | Americas |
| 1990s | 7.27 million t | 2.65 million t | 4.62 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 9.70 million t | 4.39 million t | 5.31 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 12.78 million t | 4.76 million t | 8.02 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 17.10 million t | 6.28 million t | 10.83 million t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 19.01 million t against 8.12 million t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Americas and China?
- 10.89 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Americas ranks 2nd and China ranks 2nd of 60 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, 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) — Import quantity with 83 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.