Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in China, mainland
China, mainland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 7.31 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in China, mainland stood at 7.31 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in China, mainland peaked at 9.65 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19,588 t, in 1962.
That places China, mainland 2nd out of 185 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 | 42,478 t | 19,588 t | 68,890 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 158,912 t | 59,760 t | 325,194 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 745,154 t | 362,627 t | 1.37 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 million t | 1.27 million t | 2.89 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 million t | 2.88 million t | 6.91 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.95 million t | 6.05 million t | 9.65 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.45 million t | 7.31 million t | 7.57 million t | 4 |
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More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in China, mainland?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in China, mainland was 7.31 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,588 t in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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. 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 (%).