Americas vs China, mainland: Seed — Cropland potassium

Americas
181,220 t
in 2023
China, mainland
114,489 t
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
China, mainland rank
4th

Seed — Cropland potassium over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 181,220 t against 114,489 t in China, mainland, a difference of 66,731 t.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.6 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 32 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 6 and China, mainland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 99,950 t 108,638 t 8,688 t China, mainland
1970s 115,840 t 108,840 t 7,001 t Americas
1980s 125,821 t 112,809 t 13,012 t Americas
1990s 132,971 t 117,624 t 15,347 t Americas
2000s 155,059 t 115,893 t 39,166 t Americas
2010s 183,467 t 109,826 t 73,640 t Americas
2020s 186,158 t 114,890 t 71,268 t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland potassium, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 181,220 t against 114,489 t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland potassium between Americas and China, mainland?
66,731 t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for seed — cropland potassium?
Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 32 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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Indicator
Seed — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).