China, mainland vs India: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
China, mainland
7.88 million t
in 2024
India
2.54 million t
in 2024
China, mainland rank
3rd
India rank
4th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- China, mainland
- India
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 7.88 million t against 2.54 million t in India, a difference of 5.34 million t.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 216 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 | 51,944 t | 111,978 t | 60,033 t | India |
| 1970s | 181,629 t | 366,630 t | 185,001 t | India |
| 1980s | 868,002 t | 838,900 t | 29,102 t | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 2.65 million t | 1.26 million t | 1.38 million t | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 4.23 million t | 1.91 million t | 2.31 million t | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 4.56 million t | 2.30 million t | 2.27 million t | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 6.10 million t | 2.39 million t | 3.72 million t | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, China, mainland or India?
- China, mainland, at 7.88 million t against 2.54 million t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between China, mainland and India?
- 5.34 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) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th 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.