Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 8.75 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in China, mainland stood at 8.75 million t.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in China, mainland peaked at 11.63 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23,600 t, in 1962.
China, mainland ranks 3rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 23,600 t | -34.4% |
| 1963 | 30,000 t | +27.1% |
| 1964 | 35,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 47,000 t | +34.3% |
| 1966 | 59,000 t | +25.5% |
| 1967 | 76,000 t | +28.8% |
| 1968 | 83,000 t | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 71,000 t | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 89,000 t | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 72,400 t | -18.7% |
| 1972 | 72,000 t | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 235,000 t | +226.4% |
| 1974 | 252,000 t | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 207,000 t | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 174,000 t | -15.9% |
| 1977 | 187,600 t | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 233,800 t | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 391,800 t | +67.6% |
| 1980 | 478,200 t | +22.1% |
| 1981 | 692,900 t | +44.9% |
| 1982 | 642,100 t | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 857,200 t | +33.5% |
| 1984 | 807,700 t | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 436,900 t | -45.9% |
| 1986 | 721,400 t | +65.1% |
| 1987 | 1.39 million t | +93.4% |
| 1988 | 1.65 million t | +18.0% |
| 1989 | 1.30 million t | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 1.86 million t | +43.2% |
| 1991 | 2.40 million t | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 1.95 million t | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 1.53 million t | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 2.35 million t | +53.7% |
| 1995 | 2.89 million t | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 2.59 million t | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 3.42 million t | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 3.49 million t | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.39 million t | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.47 million t | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.04 million t | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 4.75 million t | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 4.66 million t | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.46 million t | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 7.13 million t | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 6.19 million t | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 8.32 million t | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 6.04 million t | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 4.85 million t | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 7.29 million t | +50.5% |
| 2011 | 8.96 million t | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 9.22 million t | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.80 million t | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 10.89 million t | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 10.05 million t | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 11.63 million t | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 9.90 million t | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 9.68 million t | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.33 million t | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 9.12 million t | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.07 million t | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.88 million t | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.81 million t | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.75 million t | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +226.4% | 72,000 t | 235,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,178 t | 23,600 t | 83,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 191,460 t | 72,000 t | 391,800 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 897,775 t | 436,900 t | 1.65 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 million t | 1.53 million t | 3.49 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 million t | 3.47 million t | 8.32 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.57 million t | 7.29 million t | 11.63 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.93 million t | 8.75 million t | 9.12 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in China, mainland?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in China, mainland was 8.75 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,600 t in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use with 124 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use with 124 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.