China vs India: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 8.12 million t against 2.54 million t in India, a difference of 5.58 million t.
That makes China's figure about 3.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | 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 |
| 1990s | 2.65 million t | 1.26 million t | 1.38 million t | China |
| 2000s | 4.39 million t | 1.91 million t | 2.48 million t | China |
| 2010s | 4.76 million t | 2.30 million t | 2.46 million t | China |
| 2020s | 6.28 million t | 2.39 million t | 3.89 million t | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, China or India?
- China, at 8.12 million t against 2.54 million t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity between China and India?
- 5.58 million t, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf