Brazil vs China, mainland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Brazil
8.72 million t
in 2024
China, mainland
7.88 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
China, mainland rank
3rd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- China, mainland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8.72 million t against 7.88 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 841,980 t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and China, mainland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112,755 t | 51,944 t | 60,811 t | Brazil |
| 1970s | 649,732 t | 181,629 t | 468,103 t | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.10 million t | 868,002 t | 235,829 t | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.62 million t | 2.65 million t | 1.03 million t | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 3.18 million t | 4.23 million t | 1.05 million t | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 5.19 million t | 4.56 million t | 628,030 t | Brazil |
| 2020s | 7.93 million t | 6.10 million t | 1.83 million t | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Brazil or China, mainland?
- Brazil, at 8.72 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 Brazil and China, mainland?
- 841,980 t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
- 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.