Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in China
China: Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area was 36.11 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in China is 36.11 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in China peaked at 36.11 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.17 kg/ha, in 1962.
China ranks 47th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.62 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.17 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 14.96 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 16.57 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 17.72 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 18.99 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 20.18 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 20.68 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 20.8 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 20.67 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 21.77 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 22.99 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 23.41 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 23.5 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 23.92 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 24.31 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 24 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 23.94 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 24.3 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 25.16 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 24.84 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 23.83 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 23.37 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 22.25 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 21.81 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 22.83 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 23.87 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 24.02 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 24.79 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 25.09 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 25.92 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 26.82 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 27.88 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 29.16 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 31.37 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 33.7 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 29.31 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 31.23 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 32.34 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 33.16 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 32.41 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 31.97 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 31.71 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 32.12 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 32.63 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 32.63 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.59 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 32.14 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 32.13 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.06 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 31.2 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 31.3 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.25 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.4 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 31.63 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 31.88 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31.41 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 31.72 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.28 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 33.02 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 34.59 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 35.7 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 36.11 kg/ha | +1.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 36.11 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.66 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 36.11 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.95 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.63 kg/ha | 14.17 kg/ha | 20.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.28 kg/ha | 20.67 kg/ha | 24.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.68 kg/ha | 21.81 kg/ha | 25.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.28 kg/ha | 25.09 kg/ha | 33.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.25 kg/ha | 31.59 kg/ha | 33.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.41 kg/ha | 30.28 kg/ha | 32.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.85 kg/ha | 33.02 kg/ha | 36.11 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 44 Albania 41.23 kg/ha compare
- 45 Nepal 38.07 kg/ha compare
- 46 China, mainland 36.12 kg/ha compare
- 48 Antigua and Barbuda 35.98 kg/ha compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 35.63 kg/ha compare
- 50 Guyana 34.68 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 manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in China?
- Manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in China was 36.11 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 36.11 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.17 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does China rank for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area?
- China ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Manure applied — 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 (%).