Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 33.05 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — 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 nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland is 33.05 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland peaked at 52.87 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2.85 kg/ha, in 1984.
China, mainland ranks 46th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.22 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.4042 kg/ha | -133.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2629 kg/ha | -165.0% |
| 1964 | 1.05 kg/ha | +299.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3831 kg/ha | -63.5% |
| 1966 | -0.1354 kg/ha | -135.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8947 kg/ha | -760.8% |
| 1968 | 1.75 kg/ha | +96.1% |
| 1969 | 1.44 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1970 | -0.68 kg/ha | -147.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4629 kg/ha | -168.1% |
| 1972 | 2.58 kg/ha | +456.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0925 kg/ha | -96.4% |
| 1974 | 1.37 kg/ha | +1384.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6875 kg/ha | -49.9% |
| 1976 | 1.69 kg/ha | +145.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5665 kg/ha | -66.4% |
| 1978 | -1.78 kg/ha | -413.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1827 kg/ha | -110.3% |
| 1980 | 1.52 kg/ha | +729.7% |
| 1981 | 2.56 kg/ha | +69.0% |
| 1982 | -0.2485 kg/ha | -109.7% |
| 1983 | -0.4622 kg/ha | +86.0% |
| 1984 | -2.85 kg/ha | +515.8% |
| 1985 | -2.08 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1986 | 1.27 kg/ha | -160.8% |
| 1987 | 4.87 kg/ha | +284.4% |
| 1988 | 6.95 kg/ha | +42.8% |
| 1989 | 5.76 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 7.45 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 10.85 kg/ha | +45.7% |
| 1992 | 8.37 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1993 | 4.82 kg/ha | -42.4% |
| 1994 | 11.28 kg/ha | +133.8% |
| 1995 | 15 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1996 | 13.17 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 14.02 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 15.09 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 15.48 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 15.95 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 18.22 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 21.23 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 21.42 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 23.87 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 34.38 kg/ha | +44.1% |
| 2006 | 28.26 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 39.5 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 23.35 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 16.62 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 30.8 kg/ha | +85.4% |
| 2011 | 38.01 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 38.47 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 35.5 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 48.63 kg/ha | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 42.23 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 52.87 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 40.13 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 38.32 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 32.31 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 33.98 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 34.85 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 33.58 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 33.05 kg/ha | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1384.5% | 0.0925 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha |
| 1967 | +760.8% | -0.1354 kg/ha | 0.8947 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +729.7% | 0.1827 kg/ha | 1.52 kg/ha |
| 1984 | -515.8% | -0.4622 kg/ha | -2.85 kg/ha |
| 1972 | +456.8% | 0.4629 kg/ha | 2.58 kg/ha |
| 1978 | -413.4% | 0.5665 kg/ha | -1.78 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7178 kg/ha | -0.4042 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5173 kg/ha | -1.78 kg/ha | 2.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 kg/ha | -2.85 kg/ha | 6.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.55 kg/ha | 4.82 kg/ha | 15.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.28 kg/ha | 15.95 kg/ha | 39.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.73 kg/ha | 30.8 kg/ha | 52.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.87 kg/ha | 33.05 kg/ha | 34.85 kg/ha | 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 — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in China, mainland was 33.05 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 52.87 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.85 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- China, mainland ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).