Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 17.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR is 17.7 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 50.55 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 15.69 %, in 2001.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.3 % | — |
| 1962 | 37.07 % | -23.3% |
| 1963 | 28.99 % | -21.8% |
| 1964 | 26.55 % | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 33.91 % | +27.7% |
| 1966 | 46.14 % | +36.1% |
| 1967 | 50.55 % | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 38.48 % | -23.9% |
| 1969 | 34.02 % | -11.6% |
| 1970 | 30.87 % | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 28.32 % | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 26.11 % | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 32.26 % | +23.6% |
| 1974 | 37.14 % | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 32.94 % | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 32.14 % | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 30.93 % | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 26.18 % | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 26.29 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 27.14 % | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 28.92 % | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 27.49 % | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 26.02 % | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 25.65 % | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 23.62 % | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 29.3 % | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 26.33 % | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 25.88 % | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 25.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 23.49 % | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 25.92 % | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 27.2 % | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 34.13 % | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 36.73 % | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 35.35 % | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 31.99 % | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 28.06 % | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 25.49 % | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 23.24 % | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 18.67 % | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 15.69 % | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 15.92 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 17.23 % | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 17.06 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 15.99 % | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 17.76 % | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 18.6 % | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 20.48 % | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 20.08 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 18.05 % | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 16.85 % | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 18.17 % | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 17.93 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 16.4 % | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 16.06 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 16.56 % | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.76 % | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 16.01 % | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 16.16 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 16.92 % | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 17.58 % | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 17.92 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 17.7 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.22 % | 26.55 % | 50.55 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.32 % | 26.11 % | 37.14 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.62 % | 23.62 % | 29.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.16 % | 23.24 % | 36.73 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.75 % | 15.69 % | 20.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8 % | 15.76 % | 18.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.53 % | 16.92 % | 17.92 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 166 Tuvalu 20.43 % compare
- 167 Switzerland 19.67 % compare
- 168 Belarus 17.99 % compare
- 170 New Caledonia 16.94 % compare
- 171 Slovenia 16.87 % compare
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 16.72 % compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in China, Hong Kong SAR was 17.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 50.55 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.69 % in 2001.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency. 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 (%).