Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in China
China: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 7.83 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in China stood at 7.83 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in China peaked at 8.97 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13,944 t, in 1962.
China ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,090 t | — |
| 1962 | 13,944 t | -27.0% |
| 1963 | 16,600 t | +19.0% |
| 1964 | 18,675 t | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 25,730 t | +37.8% |
| 1966 | 30,710 t | +19.4% |
| 1967 | 37,765 t | +23.0% |
| 1968 | 42,745 t | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 37,765 t | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 47,310 t | +25.3% |
| 1971 | 40,421 t | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 40,670 t | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 160,190 t | +293.9% |
| 1974 | 148,985 t | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 117,445 t | -21.2% |
| 1976 | 109,975 t | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 137,490 t | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 217,792 t | +58.4% |
| 1979 | 323,202 t | +48.4% |
| 1980 | 417,158 t | +29.1% |
| 1981 | 588,844 t | +41.2% |
| 1982 | 492,646 t | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 673,628 t | +36.7% |
| 1984 | 631,090 t | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 323,824 t | -48.7% |
| 1986 | 558,341 t | +72.4% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million t | +100.2% |
| 1988 | 1.33 million t | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million t | -21.7% |
| 1990 | 1.50 million t | +44.9% |
| 1991 | 1.95 million t | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 1.58 million t | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 1.23 million t | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 1.91 million t | +55.6% |
| 1995 | 2.35 million t | +23.2% |
| 1996 | 2.11 million t | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 2.79 million t | +32.7% |
| 1998 | 2.84 million t | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.76 million t | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.84 million t | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.31 million t | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 3.82 million t | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 3.92 million t | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.58 million t | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 5.31 million t | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 5.03 million t | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.79 million t | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 4.64 million t | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 3.42 million t | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 5.50 million t | +60.9% |
| 2011 | 6.46 million t | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 6.60 million t | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.62 million t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.96 million t | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 8.37 million t | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 8.97 million t | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 8.23 million t | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 7.94 million t | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.33 million t | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 8.08 million t | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.20 million t | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 7.43 million t | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 7.83 million t | +5.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7.83 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,325 t, 1470.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 7.83 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,024 t, 3870.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +293.9% | 40,670 t | 160,190 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,003 t | 13,944 t | 42,745 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 134,348 t | 40,421 t | 323,202 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 716,708 t | 323,824 t | 1.33 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.10 million t | 1.23 million t | 2.84 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 million t | 2.84 million t | 5.79 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.50 million t | 5.50 million t | 8.97 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.64 million t | 7.20 million t | 8.08 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in China?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in China was 7.83 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.97 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,944 t in 1962.
- How does China rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- China ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).