Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in China
China: Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area was 61.26 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in China stood at 61.26 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in China peaked at 61.26 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.04 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places China 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.04 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16.09 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 16.24 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 17.2 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 19.17 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1966 | 21.07 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 21.39 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 21.11 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 21.46 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 23.57 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 23.43 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 22.49 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 26.75 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 25.72 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 26.45 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 25.56 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 26.47 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 29.07 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 28.86 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 29.08 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 29.46 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 30.46 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 31.47 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 31.89 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 27.87 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 27.35 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 29.18 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 28.81 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 28.38 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 30.38 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 31.15 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 31.84 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 33.89 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 33.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35.82 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 38.07 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 38.1 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.35 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 39.56 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 40.38 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 40.82 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 41.79 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 40.65 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 43.42 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 43.56 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.72 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 44.4 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 46.83 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 46.05 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 47.07 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 49.65 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 51.14 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 51.7 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 52.26 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 53.95 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 54.01 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.65 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 56.77 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 59.35 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 59.15 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 59.62 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 60.78 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 61.26 kg/ha | +0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 61.26 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.46 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 61.26 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.43 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.75 kg/ha | 15.04 kg/ha | 21.46 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.84 kg/ha | 22.49 kg/ha | 29.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.39 kg/ha | 27.35 kg/ha | 31.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2 kg/ha | 30.38 kg/ha | 39.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.16 kg/ha | 40.38 kg/ha | 46.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.15 kg/ha | 47.07 kg/ha | 59.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2 kg/ha | 59.15 kg/ha | 61.26 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 81.06 kg/ha compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 14.78 kg/ha compare
- 13 Belgium 71.52 kg/ha compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 14.63 kg/ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 61.3 kg/ha compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.29 kg/ha compare
- 16 Malaysia 58.76 kg/ha compare
- 17 China, Taiwan Province of 55.48 kg/ha compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.07 kg/ha compare
- 18 Nepal 54.98 kg/ha compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 10.79 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 outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in China?
- Outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in China was 61.26 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 61.26 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.04 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area?
- China ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).