Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 30.69 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 30.69 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 410.12 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 30.69 t, in 2023.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 410.12 t | — |
| 1962 | 361.46 t | -11.9% |
| 1963 | 342.08 t | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 261.23 t | -23.6% |
| 1965 | 405.86 t | +55.4% |
| 1966 | 295.38 t | -27.2% |
| 1967 | 280.34 t | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 306.65 t | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 346.22 t | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 338.05 t | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 269.93 t | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 230.9 t | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 220.65 t | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 191.38 t | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 159.38 t | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 162.68 t | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 125.34 t | -23.0% |
| 1978 | 97.42 t | -22.3% |
| 1979 | 143.51 t | +47.3% |
| 1980 | 155.26 t | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 144.54 t | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 139.92 t | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 135.16 t | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 136.64 t | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 129.47 t | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 130.46 t | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 122.31 t | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 102.67 t | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 92.02 t | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 89.58 t | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 72.76 t | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 79.32 t | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 95.5 t | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 98.82 t | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 115.36 t | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 103.3 t | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 84.21 t | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 76.73 t | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 78.56 t | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 72.18 t | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 69.16 t | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 63.54 t | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 61.38 t | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 63.91 t | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 64.27 t | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53.42 t | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 51.75 t | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 52.89 t | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 52.13 t | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 46.78 t | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 47.35 t | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 45.54 t | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 44.97 t | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 43.64 t | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 42.73 t | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 42.48 t | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 43.14 t | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 41.6 t | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 41.87 t | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.02 t | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 31.03 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.96 t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.69 t | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 334.37 t | 261.23 t | 410.12 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 193.92 t | 97.42 t | 338.05 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 128.85 t | 92.02 t | 155.26 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.41 t | 72.76 t | 115.36 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.46 t | 51.75 t | 72.18 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.01 t | 41.6 t | 47.35 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.92 t | 30.69 t | 31.03 t | 4 |
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in China, Hong Kong SAR was 30.69 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 410.12 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.69 t in 2023.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 residue removal — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).