Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in China

China: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 61.26 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
61.26 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 201 countries
All-time high
61.26 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
15.04 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in China is 61.26 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in China peaked at 61.26 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.04 kg/ha, in 1961.

China ranks 17th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.75 kg/ha 15.04 kg/ha 21.46 kg/ha 9
1970s 25.84 kg/ha 22.49 kg/ha 29.07 kg/ha 10
1980s 29.39 kg/ha 27.35 kg/ha 31.89 kg/ha 10
1990s 35.2 kg/ha 30.38 kg/ha 39.56 kg/ha 10
2000s 43.16 kg/ha 40.38 kg/ha 46.83 kg/ha 10
2010s 53.15 kg/ha 47.07 kg/ha 59.35 kg/ha 10
2020s 60.2 kg/ha 59.15 kg/ha 61.26 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 14 Guadeloupe 73.08 kg/ha compare
  2. 15 Belgium 71.52 kg/ha compare
  3. 16 China, mainland 61.3 kg/ha compare
  4. 18 Malaysia 58.76 kg/ha compare
  5. 19 China, Taiwan Province of 55.48 kg/ha compare
  6. 20 Nepal 54.98 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in China?
Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in China was 61.26 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?
The highest recorded value was 61.26 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 15.04 kg/ha in 1961.
How does China rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
China ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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 (%).