Outputs — Cropland potassium in China, mainland

China, mainland: Outputs — Cropland potassium was 7.82 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.82 million t
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.82 million t
in 2023
All-time low
1.53 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland potassium in China, mainland, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, outputs — cropland potassium in China, mainland stood at 7.82 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland potassium in China, mainland peaked at 7.82 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million t, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Outputs — Cropland potassium in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Outputs — Cropland potassium in China, mainland, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1.53 million t —
1962 1.64 million t +7.1%
1963 1.66 million t +1.2%
1964 1.75 million t +5.2%
1965 1.94 million t +11.3%
1966 2.13 million t +9.7%
1967 2.15 million t +1.1%
1968 2.12 million t -1.8%
1969 2.14 million t +1.3%
1970 2.35 million t +9.8%
1971 2.33 million t -1.0%
1972 2.23 million t -4.3%
1973 2.65 million t +18.8%
1974 2.56 million t -3.4%
1975 2.60 million t +1.7%
1976 2.51 million t -3.5%
1977 2.60 million t +3.5%
1978 2.86 million t +10.1%
1979 2.83 million t -1.0%
1980 2.86 million t +0.9%
1981 2.92 million t +2.1%
1982 3.17 million t +8.8%
1983 3.46 million t +9.1%
1984 3.73 million t +7.8%
1985 3.45 million t -7.5%
1986 3.43 million t -0.6%
1987 3.68 million t +7.3%
1988 3.66 million t -0.6%
1989 3.65 million t -0.2%
1990 3.97 million t +8.5%
1991 4.10 million t +3.3%
1992 4.14 million t +0.9%
1993 4.38 million t +5.8%
1994 4.38 million t +0.2%
1995 4.63 million t +5.7%
1996 4.93 million t +6.4%
1997 4.93 million t +0.0%
1998 5.10 million t +3.4%
1999 5.12 million t +0.4%
2000 5.23 million t +2.2%
2001 5.32 million t +1.6%
2002 5.47 million t +2.8%
2003 5.34 million t -2.3%
2004 5.74 million t +7.4%
2005 5.79 million t +0.9%
2006 5.83 million t +0.7%
2007 5.96 million t +2.1%
2008 6.31 million t +6.0%
2009 6.23 million t -1.2%
2010 6.33 million t +1.5%
2011 6.64 million t +4.8%
2012 6.80 million t +2.5%
2013 6.84 million t +0.6%
2014 6.88 million t +0.5%
2015 7.06 million t +2.7%
2016 7.03 million t -0.4%
2017 7.20 million t +2.4%
2018 7.30 million t +1.4%
2019 7.59 million t +4.0%
2020 7.56 million t -0.4%
2021 7.61 million t +0.7%
2022 7.76 million t +1.9%
2023 7.82 million t +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.90 million t 1.53 million t 2.15 million t 9
1970s 2.55 million t 2.23 million t 2.86 million t 10
1980s 3.40 million t 2.86 million t 3.73 million t 10
1990s 4.57 million t 3.97 million t 5.12 million t 10
2000s 5.72 million t 5.23 million t 6.31 million t 10
2010s 6.97 million t 6.33 million t 7.59 million t 10
2020s 7.69 million t 7.56 million t 7.82 million t 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 7.86 million t compare
  2. 3 India 5.91 million t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 658,693 t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 5.18 million t compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 2.03 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland potassium in China, mainland?
Outputs — cropland potassium in China, mainland was 7.82 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest outputs — cropland potassium recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 7.82 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland potassium recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million t in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for outputs — cropland potassium?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland potassium rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).