Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in China
China: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 98.02 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China recorded 98.02 kg/ha for input — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in China peaked at 101.27 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.34 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places China 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.83 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 15.34 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 16.19 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 17.79 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 19.02 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 20.34 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 21.59 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 22.14 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 22.23 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 22.21 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 23.24 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 24.45 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 26.06 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 26.03 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 26.16 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 26.49 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 26.46 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 27.21 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 28.62 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 30.44 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 31.79 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 29.54 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 30.4 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 28.5 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 25.27 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 28.1 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 33.49 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 35.18 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 33.62 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 37.33 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 41.44 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 39.74 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 38.18 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 44.65 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 50.25 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 50.69 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 51.56 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 53.78 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 54.31 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 55.75 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 58.47 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 61.8 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 62.15 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 67.4 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 73.1 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 70.9 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 75.33 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 67.19 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 58.08 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 73.49 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 79.95 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 81.38 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 81.78 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.31 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 96.06 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 101.27 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 95.47 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 93.96 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 95.89 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 96.79 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 91.6 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 94.51 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 98.02 kg/ha | +3.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 98.02 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.62 kg/ha, 3.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 98.02 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.23 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.94 kg/ha | 15.34 kg/ha | 22.23 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.69 kg/ha | 22.21 kg/ha | 28.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.63 kg/ha | 25.27 kg/ha | 35.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.19 kg/ha | 37.33 kg/ha | 54.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.02 kg/ha | 55.75 kg/ha | 75.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.16 kg/ha | 73.49 kg/ha | 101.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.23 kg/ha | 91.6 kg/ha | 98.02 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 101.44 kg/ha compare
- 26 Barbados 100.47 kg/ha compare
- 27 Luxembourg 100.14 kg/ha compare
- 29 China, mainland 94.35 kg/ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 4.9 kg/ha compare
- 30 Belarus 91.88 kg/ha compare
- 31 Tajikistan 91.65 kg/ha compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland potassium per unit area in China?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in China was 98.02 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 101.27 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.34 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does China rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- China ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).