Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 4.22 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 4.22 million t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in China, mainland peaked at 6.88 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, -335,276 t, in 1984.
That places China, mainland 3rd out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 126,978 t | — |
| 1962 | -42,073 t | -133.1% |
| 1963 | 27,332 t | -165.0% |
| 1964 | 109,060 t | +299.0% |
| 1965 | 39,692 t | -63.6% |
| 1966 | -13,971 t | -135.2% |
| 1967 | 91,975 t | -758.3% |
| 1968 | 179,698 t | +95.4% |
| 1969 | 146,589 t | -18.4% |
| 1970 | -69,088 t | -147.1% |
| 1971 | 46,872 t | -167.8% |
| 1972 | 259,981 t | +454.7% |
| 1973 | 9,297 t | -96.4% |
| 1974 | 138,826 t | +1393.2% |
| 1975 | 68,550 t | -50.6% |
| 1976 | 167,892 t | +144.9% |
| 1977 | 56,363 t | -66.4% |
| 1978 | -176,447 t | -413.1% |
| 1979 | 18,153 t | -110.3% |
| 1980 | 150,529 t | +729.2% |
| 1981 | 256,203 t | +70.2% |
| 1982 | -26,095 t | -110.2% |
| 1983 | -51,216 t | +96.3% |
| 1984 | -335,276 t | +554.6% |
| 1985 | -260,228 t | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 160,104 t | -161.5% |
| 1987 | 618,879 t | +286.5% |
| 1988 | 890,800 t | +43.9% |
| 1989 | 746,490 t | -16.2% |
| 1990 | 977,810 t | +31.0% |
| 1991 | 1.44 million t | +46.9% |
| 1992 | 1.09 million t | -23.8% |
| 1993 | 626,860 t | -42.7% |
| 1994 | 1.47 million t | +133.8% |
| 1995 | 1.95 million t | +33.0% |
| 1996 | 1.71 million t | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 1.82 million t | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.96 million t | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 2.01 million t | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.07 million t | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.38 million t | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 2.79 million t | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 2.82 million t | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.16 million t | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 4.57 million t | +44.7% |
| 2006 | 3.78 million t | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 5.30 million t | +40.4% |
| 2008 | 3.15 million t | -40.6% |
| 2009 | 2.25 million t | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 4.15 million t | +84.3% |
| 2011 | 5.09 million t | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 5.12 million t | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.70 million t | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 6.40 million t | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 5.53 million t | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 6.88 million t | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 5.19 million t | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 4.93 million t | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.13 million t | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 4.34 million t | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.45 million t | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.28 million t | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.22 million t | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 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 | +1393.2% | 9,297 t | 138,826 t |
| 1967 | +758.3% | -13,971 t | 91,975 t |
| 1980 | +729.2% | 18,153 t | 150,529 t |
| 1984 | -554.6% | -51,216 t | -335,276 t |
| 1972 | +454.7% | 46,872 t | 259,981 t |
| 1978 | -413.1% | 56,363 t | -176,447 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73,920 t | -42,073 t | 179,698 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,040 t | -176,447 t | 259,981 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 215,019 t | -335,276 t | 890,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 million t | 626,860 t | 2.01 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.23 million t | 2.07 million t | 5.30 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.21 million t | 4.13 million t | 6.88 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 million t | 4.22 million t | 4.45 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 USSR 10.14 million t compare
- 2 China 4.72 million t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 303,373 t compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 132,360 t compare
- 4 Brazil 2.98 million t compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35,607 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,033 t compare
- 5 Malaysia 606,768 t compare
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) -243.97 t compare
- 6 Spain 505,614 t compare
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 in China, mainland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in China, mainland was 4.22 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was -335,276 t in 1984.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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. 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 (%).