Belarus vs China: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Belarus
89.68 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
China
69.08 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Belarus rank
9th
China rank
12th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Belarus
- China
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 89.68 kilograms per hectare against 69.08 kilograms per hectare in China, a difference of 20.6 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 9th and China ranks 12th of 201 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.64 kilograms per hectare | 20.77 kilograms per hectare | 50.87 kilograms per hectare | Belarus |
| 2000s | 86.88 kilograms per hectare | 41.3 kilograms per hectare | 45.58 kilograms per hectare | Belarus |
| 2010s | 97.15 kilograms per hectare | 73.05 kilograms per hectare | 24.1 kilograms per hectare | Belarus |
| 2020s | 84.52 kilograms per hectare | 70.28 kilograms per hectare | 14.23 kilograms per hectare | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Belarus or China?
- Belarus, at 89.68 kilograms per hectare against 69.08 kilograms per hectare in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Belarus and China?
- 20.6 kilograms per hectare, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and China?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and China rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Belarus ranks 9th and China ranks 12th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.