Asia (excluding intra-trade) vs China, mainland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

Asia (excluding intra-trade)
13.56 million t
in 2024
China, mainland
7.88 million t
in 2024
Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank
4th
China, mainland rank
3rd

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time

  • Asia (excluding intra-trade)
  • China, mainland
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Asia (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 13.56 million t against 7.88 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 5.68 million t.

That makes Asia (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 1.7 times China, mainland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Asia (excluding intra-trade) has been ahead every year.

Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 60 groups.

Asia (excluding intra-trade) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia (excluding intra-trade) China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 5.60 million t 2.65 million t 2.95 million t Asia (excluding intra-trade)
2000s 9.07 million t 4.23 million t 4.84 million t Asia (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 10.97 million t 4.56 million t 6.40 million t Asia (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 12.27 million t 6.10 million t 6.17 million t Asia (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Asia (excluding intra-trade) or China, mainland?
Asia (excluding intra-trade), at 13.56 million t against 7.88 million t in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Asia (excluding intra-trade) and China, mainland?
5.68 million t, with Asia (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia (excluding intra-trade) and China, mainland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Asia (excluding intra-trade) and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
276 places, 13,888 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.