Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in China

China: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0058 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0058 t per person
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
32nd
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0058 t per person
in 2024
All-time low
0 t per person
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in China, 1961–2024

00.0020.0040.006196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in China stood at 0.0058 t per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in China peaked at 0.0058 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1962.

China ranks 32nd of 173 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 potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in China, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in China, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0001 t per person
1962 0 t per person -31.2%
1963 0 t per person +19.9%
1964 0 t per person +14.6%
1965 0.0001 t per person +92.4%
1966 0.0001 t per person -26.0%
1967 0.0001 t per person +60.5%
1968 0.0001 t per person -9.5%
1969 0.0001 t per person -16.5%
1970 0.0001 t per person +21.9%
1971 0.0001 t per person -22.9%
1972 0.0001 t per person +24.3%
1973 0.0003 t per person +163.5%
1974 0.0003 t per person +11.2%
1975 0.0002 t per person -16.7%
1976 0.0002 t per person -25.0%
1977 0.0002 t per person -12.0%
1978 0.0002 t per person +23.8%
1979 0.0004 t per person +96.3%
1980 0.0005 t per person +32.6%
1981 0.0007 t per person +38.1%
1982 0.0005 t per person -29.0%
1983 0.0008 t per person +57.9%
1984 0.0008 t per person +6.0%
1985 0.0004 t per person -55.4%
1986 0.0007 t per person +83.0%
1987 0.0013 t per person +84.9%
1988 0.0014 t per person +14.1%
1989 0.0011 t per person -23.4%
1990 0.0016 t per person +44.6%
1991 0.002 t per person +26.0%
1992 0.0017 t per person -16.0%
1993 0.0013 t per person -21.6%
1994 0.0019 t per person +42.8%
1995 0.0024 t per person +26.2%
1996 0.0023 t per person -4.0%
1997 0.003 t per person +30.2%
1998 0.0028 t per person -4.5%
1999 0.003 t per person +5.4%
2000 0.003 t per person +1.2%
2001 0.0031 t per person +3.4%
2002 0.0037 t per person +18.6%
2003 0.0034 t per person -7.3%
2004 0.0038 t per person +9.7%
2005 0.0046 t per person +20.7%
2006 0.0037 t per person -18.9%
2007 0.0047 t per person +26.2%
2008 0.0026 t per person -43.6%
2009 0.0012 t per person -55.4%
2010 0.0027 t per person +128.5%
2011 0.0032 t per person +18.6%
2012 0.0032 t per person -0.6%
2013 0.003 t per person -5.6%
2014 0.0038 t per person +26.9%
2015 0.0044 t per person +17.0%
2016 0.003 t per person -33.4%
2017 0.0036 t per person +20.8%
2018 0.0035 t per person -0.8%
2019 0.0042 t per person +19.8%
2020 0.0041 t per person -2.7%
2021 0.0036 t per person -13.9%
2022 0.0035 t per person -1.3%
2023 0.0053 t per person +50.3%
2024 0.0058 t per person +9.2%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0058 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 t per person, 4.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0058 t per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0011 t per person, 5.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person 9
1970s 0.0002 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0004 t per person 10
1980s 0.0008 t per person 0.0004 t per person 0.0014 t per person 10
1990s 0.0022 t per person 0.0013 t per person 0.003 t per person 10
2000s 0.0034 t per person 0.0012 t per person 0.0047 t per person 10
2010s 0.0035 t per person 0.0027 t per person 0.0044 t per person 10
2020s 0.0044 t per person 0.0035 t per person 0.0058 t per person 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 29 France 0.0071 t per person compare
  2. 30 Honduras 0.0062 t per person compare
  3. 31 Morocco 0.0062 t per person compare
  4. 33 Guatemala 0.0056 t per person compare
  5. 34 Belize 0.0055 t per person compare
  6. 35 Portugal 0.0055 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in China?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in China was 0.0058 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0058 t per person in 2024.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1962.
How does China rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita?
China ranks 32nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 9,028 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.