Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in China
China: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 6.82 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in China stood at 6.82 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in China peaked at 6.82 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million t, in 1961.
That places China 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.56 million t | 1.87 million t | 2.93 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.33 million t | 3.04 million t | 3.72 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.81 million t | 3.61 million t | 5.43 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.44 million t | 5.29 million t | 5.64 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.11 million t | 4.85 million t | 5.33 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 million t | 5.10 million t | 6.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.63 million t | 6.42 million t | 6.82 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 India 7.46 million t compare
- 3 China, mainland 6.79 million t compare
- 4 USSR 6.59 million t compare
- 5 Russian Federation 6.46 million t compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 73.29 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 105.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 177,011 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 91,039 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 6.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 6.54 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5.76 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 10.36 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in China?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in China was 6.82 million 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million t in 1961.
- How does China rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- China ranks 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 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 (%).