Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in China
China: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 68.36 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in China is 68.36 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in China peaked at 89.76 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.22 kg/ha, in 1962.
China ranks 17th of 195 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) — Use per area of cropland in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.34 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.22 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 1963 | 0.29 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 1964 | 0.33 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1965 | 0.45 kg/ha | +36.4% |
| 1966 | 0.57 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 1967 | 0.73 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 0.69 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.87 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 1971 | 0.71 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1972 | 0.71 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.32 kg/ha | +226.8% |
| 1974 | 2.47 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 2.06 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 1.73 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 1.87 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 2.33 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 3.91 kg/ha | +67.8% |
| 1980 | 4.77 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 6.87 kg/ha | +44.0% |
| 1982 | 6.06 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 7.67 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1984 | 6.8 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 3.47 kg/ha | -49.0% |
| 1986 | 5.66 kg/ha | +63.1% |
| 1987 | 10.89 kg/ha | +92.4% |
| 1988 | 12.75 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 9.96 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 14.09 kg/ha | +41.5% |
| 1991 | 18.04 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 1992 | 14.83 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 11.7 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1994 | 17.98 kg/ha | +53.7% |
| 1995 | 22.06 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 19.79 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 26.12 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 26.63 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 25.9 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 26.5 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 30.7 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 36.86 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 36.02 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 41.87 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 54.11 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 46.96 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 62.53 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 45.39 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 36.39 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 54.72 kg/ha | +50.4% |
| 2011 | 67.42 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 69.7 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 66.98 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 83.11 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 77.19 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 89.76 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 76.91 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 75.7 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 73.33 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 71.79 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 71.44 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.74 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 68.84 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 68.36 kg/ha | -0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 68.36 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.71 kg/ha, 5.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 68.36 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.75 kg/ha, 7.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in China 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 | +226.8% | 0.71 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4911 kg/ha | 0.22 kg/ha | 0.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9 kg/ha | 0.71 kg/ha | 3.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.49 kg/ha | 3.47 kg/ha | 12.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.71 kg/ha | 11.7 kg/ha | 26.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.73 kg/ha | 26.5 kg/ha | 62.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.48 kg/ha | 54.72 kg/ha | 89.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.23 kg/ha | 68.36 kg/ha | 71.79 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.71 kg/ha compare
- 14 Israel 76.46 kg/ha compare
- 15 Ireland 75.07 kg/ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0.47 kg/ha compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.24 kg/ha compare
- 16 Ecuador 69 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.14 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kg/ha compare
- 18 New Caledonia 68.13 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia 0 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, mainland 68.02 kg/ha compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 5.87 kg/ha compare
- 20 Bangladesh 67.23 kg/ha compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in China?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in China was 68.36 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 89.76 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does China rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- China ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf