Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 46.5 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
46.5 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 186 countries
All-time high
73.59 kg/ha
in 1980
All-time low
21.81 kg/ha
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023

20406080196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 46.5 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 73.59 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 21.81 kg/ha, in 2003.

That places China, Hong Kong SAR 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 45.39 kg/ha
1962 40.65 kg/ha -10.4%
1963 36.91 kg/ha -9.2%
1964 30.29 kg/ha -17.9%
1965 33.34 kg/ha +10.1%
1966 45.11 kg/ha +35.3%
1967 51.2 kg/ha +13.5%
1968 43.84 kg/ha -14.4%
1969 45.61 kg/ha +4.0%
1970 46.08 kg/ha +1.0%
1971 52.05 kg/ha +13.0%
1972 49.08 kg/ha -5.7%
1973 48.13 kg/ha -1.9%
1974 49.13 kg/ha +2.1%
1975 53.53 kg/ha +9.0%
1976 56.6 kg/ha +5.7%
1977 65.7 kg/ha +16.1%
1978 65.51 kg/ha -0.3%
1979 70.9 kg/ha +8.2%
1980 73.59 kg/ha +3.8%
1981 69.69 kg/ha -5.3%
1982 66.64 kg/ha -4.4%
1983 66.37 kg/ha -0.4%
1984 62.94 kg/ha -5.2%
1985 56.6 kg/ha -10.1%
1986 59.07 kg/ha +4.4%
1987 53.82 kg/ha -8.9%
1988 50.88 kg/ha -5.5%
1989 56.19 kg/ha +10.4%
1990 47.01 kg/ha -16.3%
1991 45.1 kg/ha -4.1%
1992 40.36 kg/ha -10.5%
1993 38.06 kg/ha -5.7%
1994 40.19 kg/ha +5.6%
1995 39.66 kg/ha -1.3%
1996 34.89 kg/ha -12.0%
1997 39.15 kg/ha +12.2%
1998 34.54 kg/ha -11.8%
1999 30.98 kg/ha -10.3%
2000 25.97 kg/ha -16.2%
2001 22.36 kg/ha -13.9%
2002 21.82 kg/ha -2.4%
2003 21.81 kg/ha -0.0%
2004 22.13 kg/ha +1.5%
2005 22.17 kg/ha +0.2%
2006 27.25 kg/ha +22.9%
2007 27.25 kg/ha -0.0%
2008 27.04 kg/ha -0.8%
2009 26.71 kg/ha -1.2%
2010 29.76 kg/ha +11.4%
2011 29.96 kg/ha +0.7%
2012 34.92 kg/ha +16.6%
2013 34.37 kg/ha -1.6%
2014 33.56 kg/ha -2.4%
2015 32.92 kg/ha -1.9%
2016 34.38 kg/ha +4.5%
2017 33.69 kg/ha -2.0%
2018 34.63 kg/ha +2.8%
2019 34.77 kg/ha +0.4%
2020 46.27 kg/ha +33.1%
2021 46.34 kg/ha +0.2%
2022 46.44 kg/ha +0.2%
2023 46.5 kg/ha +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.37 kg/ha 30.29 kg/ha 51.2 kg/ha 9
1970s 55.67 kg/ha 46.08 kg/ha 70.9 kg/ha 10
1980s 61.58 kg/ha 50.88 kg/ha 73.59 kg/ha 10
1990s 38.99 kg/ha 30.98 kg/ha 47.01 kg/ha 10
2000s 24.45 kg/ha 21.81 kg/ha 27.25 kg/ha 10
2010s 33.29 kg/ha 29.76 kg/ha 34.92 kg/ha 10
2020s 46.39 kg/ha 46.27 kg/ha 46.5 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 26 Paraguay 49.39 kg/ha compare
  2. 27 Lebanon 48.41 kg/ha compare
  3. 28 Eswatini 47.36 kg/ha compare
  4. 30 Indonesia 46.03 kg/ha compare
  5. 31 Colombia 44.73 kg/ha compare
  6. 32 Bangladesh 43.61 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 46.5 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 73.59 kg/ha in 1980.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 21.81 kg/ha in 2003.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — 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, 13,483 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 (%).