China, mainland vs Europe: Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area

China, mainland
61.3 kg/ha
in 2023
Europe
18.18 kg/ha
in 2023
China, mainland rank
14th
Europe rank
21st

Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • China, mainland
  • Europe
204060196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 61.3 kg/ha against 18.18 kg/ha in Europe, a difference of 43.12 kg/ha.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.4 times Europe's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 14th and Europe ranks 21st of 185 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 18.36 kg/ha 11.94 kg/ha 6.42 kg/ha China, mainland
1970s 25.47 kg/ha 14.1 kg/ha 11.37 kg/ha China, mainland
1980s 29.15 kg/ha 15.11 kg/ha 14.04 kg/ha China, mainland
1990s 35.02 kg/ha 14.54 kg/ha 20.49 kg/ha China, mainland
2000s 43.09 kg/ha 15.15 kg/ha 27.94 kg/ha China, mainland
2010s 53.13 kg/ha 17.23 kg/ha 35.91 kg/ha China, mainland
2020s 60.23 kg/ha 18.19 kg/ha 42.03 kg/ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland potassium per unit area, China, mainland or Europe?
China, mainland, at 61.3 kg/ha against 18.18 kg/ha in Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland potassium per unit area between China, mainland and Europe?
43.12 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Europe rank globally for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area?
China, mainland ranks 14th and Europe ranks 21st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).