Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 6.16 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in China, mainland stood at 6.16 kg/cap.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in China, mainland peaked at 8.28 kg/cap in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.04 kg/cap, in 1962.
China, mainland ranks 31st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0689 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.209 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.4 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.839 kg/cap | 0.41 kg/cap | 1.48 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 kg/cap | 1.28 kg/cap | 2.79 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 kg/cap | 2.73 kg/cap | 6.28 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 kg/cap | 5.4 kg/cap | 8.28 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.27 kg/cap | 6.16 kg/cap | 6.39 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.14 % (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 — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,542 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.96 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in China, mainland?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in China, mainland was 6.16 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 kg/cap in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 kg/cap in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- China, mainland ranks 31st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 potash K2O (total) — Use per capita. 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