Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in China
China: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 62.5 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in China stood at 62.5 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in China peaked at 111.88 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 53.33 %, in 2016.
That places China 117th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.13 % | 95.03 % | 104.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.57 % | 92 % | 106.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.77 % | 81.88 % | 111.88 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.76 % | 71.29 % | 88.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.89 % | 58.94 % | 79.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.89 % | 53.33 % | 64.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.25 % | 61.11 % | 65.09 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 73.29 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 105.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 177,011 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 91,039 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 6.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 6.54 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5.76 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 10.36 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in China?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in China was 62.5 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 111.88 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.33 % in 2016.
- How does China rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- China ranks 117th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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 (%).