Africa vs China: Seed — Cropland potassium
Seed — Cropland potassium over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
Africa currently reports 152,451 t against 114,662 t in China, a difference of 37,789 t.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
Africa ranks 6th and China ranks 3rd of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93,601 t | 109,425 t | 15,824 t | China |
| 1970s | 97,833 t | 109,195 t | 11,361 t | China |
| 1980s | 100,530 t | 113,046 t | 12,516 t | China |
| 1990s | 109,430 t | 117,806 t | 8,377 t | China |
| 2000s | 119,720 t | 116,035 t | 3,685 t | Africa |
| 2010s | 129,068 t | 109,997 t | 19,071 t | Africa |
| 2020s | 148,119 t | 115,078 t | 33,042 t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seed — cropland potassium, Africa or China?
- Africa, at 152,451 t against 114,662 t in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in seed — cropland potassium between Africa and China?
- 37,789 t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for seed — cropland potassium?
- Africa ranks 6th and China ranks 3rd of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).