Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 57.33 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland is 57.33 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland peaked at 74.18 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1882 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places China, mainland 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4121 kg/ha | 0.1882 kg/ha | 0.6728 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 kg/ha | 0.5924 kg/ha | 3.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.27 kg/ha | 2.9 kg/ha | 10.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.47 kg/ha | 9.78 kg/ha | 22.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.28 kg/ha | 22.14 kg/ha | 51.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.63 kg/ha | 44.97 kg/ha | 74.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.33 kg/ha | 57.33 kg/ha | 59.22 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 11 Ireland 63.01 kg/ha compare
- 12 China (People’s Republic of) 61.02 kg/ha compare
- 13 Belarus 57.79 kg/ha compare
- 15 Colombia 56.29 kg/ha compare
- 16 China, Hong Kong SAR 55.89 kg/ha compare
- 17 Bangladesh 53.04 kg/ha compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland was 57.33 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 74.18 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1882 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).