China vs India: Seed — Cropland potassium
Seed — Cropland potassium over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 137,857 t against 114,662 t in China, a difference of 23,195 t.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 201 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 | 109,425 t | 58,379 t | 51,046 t | China |
| 1970s | 109,195 t | 70,751 t | 38,444 t | China |
| 1980s | 113,046 t | 85,063 t | 27,984 t | China |
| 1990s | 117,806 t | 90,528 t | 27,279 t | China |
| 2000s | 116,035 t | 99,566 t | 16,469 t | China |
| 2010s | 109,997 t | 115,289 t | 5,292 t | India |
| 2020s | 115,078 t | 126,552 t | 11,474 t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seed — cropland potassium, China or India?
- India, at 137,857 t against 114,662 t in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in seed — cropland potassium between China and India?
- 23,195 t, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for seed — cropland potassium?
- China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
- 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 (%).