China (People’s Republic of) vs European Union (27): Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area

China (People’s Republic of)
61.26 kg/ha
in 2023
European Union (27)
24.89 kg/ha
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
15th
European Union (27) rank
12th

Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • European Union (27)
2030405060196119922023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 61.26 kg/ha against 24.89 kg/ha in European Union (27), a difference of 36.37 kg/ha.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 2.5 times European Union (27)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was European Union (27) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 15th and European Union (27) ranks 12th of 186 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) European Union (27) Difference Ahead
1960s 18.75 kg/ha 17.13 kg/ha 1.62 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 25.84 kg/ha 20.19 kg/ha 5.65 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 29.39 kg/ha 22.69 kg/ha 6.7 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 35.2 kg/ha 23.12 kg/ha 12.08 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 43.16 kg/ha 24.33 kg/ha 18.83 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 53.15 kg/ha 25.58 kg/ha 27.57 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 60.2 kg/ha 25.73 kg/ha 34.48 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland potassium per unit area, China (People’s Republic of) or European Union (27)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 61.26 kg/ha against 24.89 kg/ha in European Union (27) as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland potassium per unit area between China (People’s Republic of) and European Union (27)?
36.37 kg/ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and European Union (27)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and European Union (27) rank globally for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 15th and European Union (27) ranks 12th of 186 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 (%).