Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area by country
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...
Countries reporting
201
Highest
320.06 kg/ha
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Lowest
0.8109 kg/ha
Iceland
Median
20.49 kg/ha
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,483
What the numbers show
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 320.06 kg/ha in Micronesia (Federated States of); the lowest is 0.8109 kg/ha in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.49 kg/ha, and the mean is 29.79 kg/ha.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 395.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 173.4%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 50.5%).
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 320.06 kg/ha | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 183.86 kg/ha | 2023 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Guyana | 148.25 kg/ha | 2023 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 124.42 kg/ha | 2023 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 123.81 kg/ha | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 93.61 kg/ha | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 89.59 kg/ha | 1999 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 85.58 kg/ha | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Kuwait | 85.57 kg/ha | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 82.46 kg/ha | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 81.64 kg/ha | 2023 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Djibouti | 81.12 kg/ha | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 81.06 kg/ha | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | 73.08 kg/ha | 2006 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 71.52 kg/ha | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 16 | China, mainland | 61.3 kg/ha | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 17 | China | 61.26 kg/ha | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 58.76 kg/ha | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 19 | China, Taiwan Province of | 55.48 kg/ha | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 20 | Nepal | 54.98 kg/ha | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Cook Islands | 54.47 kg/ha | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | Mauritius | 52.47 kg/ha | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 23 | Caribbean | 52.16 kg/ha | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 24 | Oman | 51.75 kg/ha | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 50.32 kg/ha | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 50.04 kg/ha | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 49.7 kg/ha | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 49.39 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 29 | Lebanon | 48.41 kg/ha | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 30 | Eswatini | 47.36 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 31 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 46.5 kg/ha | 2023 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 46.03 kg/ha | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 44.73 kg/ha | 2023 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 43.61 kg/ha | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Bahamas | 43.58 kg/ha | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 43.29 kg/ha | 2023 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 42.68 kg/ha | 2023 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 42.62 kg/ha | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 40.59 kg/ha | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 40.28 kg/ha | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 41 | Rwanda | 39.98 kg/ha | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Melanesia | 39.83 kg/ha | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 43 | Seychelles | 39.49 kg/ha | 2023 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 39.08 kg/ha | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 45 | Malawi | 39.02 kg/ha | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Nauru | 38.94 kg/ha | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 47 | Maldives | 38.28 kg/ha | 2023 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 37.68 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 49 | Kiribati | 35.76 kg/ha | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 50 | Jamaica | 35.09 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 51 | India | 35.09 kg/ha | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 34.77 kg/ha | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 53 | Austria | 34.4 kg/ha | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 33.6 kg/ha | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 55 | Fiji | 33.38 kg/ha | 2023 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 56 | Switzerland | 33.24 kg/ha | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 57 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 32.91 kg/ha | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 58 | France | 32.57 kg/ha | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 59 | Ireland | 32.29 kg/ha | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 60 | Philippines | 31.48 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 61 | Belize | 30.95 kg/ha | 2023 | down 50.5% | rising |
| 62 | Jordan | 30.7 kg/ha | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Ghana | 30.66 kg/ha | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 64 | Chile | 30.18 kg/ha | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.87 kg/ha | 2023 | up 173.4% | rising |
| 66 | Montenegro | 29.51 kg/ha | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 67 | Serbia | 29.42 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 68 | Samoa | 29.12 kg/ha | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 69 | Burundi | 29.1 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 70 | Poland | 28.54 kg/ha | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 71 | Denmark | 28.03 kg/ha | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 72 | Türkiye | 27.48 kg/ha | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 73 | New Zealand | 27.43 kg/ha | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 74 | Bahrain | 27.32 kg/ha | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 75 | Japan | 27.25 kg/ha | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 76 | Peru | 27.24 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 77 | Czechia | 27.24 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 78 | Barbados | 26.44 kg/ha | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Grenada | 26.31 kg/ha | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 80 | Slovakia | 25.78 kg/ha | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 25.61 kg/ha | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 82 | Mexico | 24.74 kg/ha | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 24.51 kg/ha | 2023 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 84 | Thailand | 24.46 kg/ha | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 85 | Croatia | 24.25 kg/ha | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 86 | Polynesia | 24.18 kg/ha | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 87 | Dominica | 23.77 kg/ha | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 88 | Nigeria | 23.56 kg/ha | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 89 | Hungary | 23.52 kg/ha | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 23.49 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 22.71 kg/ha | 2023 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 92 | Kenya | 22.33 kg/ha | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 93 | Italy | 22.21 kg/ha | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 94 | El Salvador | 21.44 kg/ha | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 95 | Angola | 21.21 kg/ha | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Tonga | 20.98 kg/ha | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 97 | Cambodia | 20.78 kg/ha | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 20.72 kg/ha | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 99 | Argentina | 20.62 kg/ha | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 100 | French Polynesia | 20.57 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 101 | Malta | 20.49 kg/ha | 2023 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 102 | Pakistan | 20.42 kg/ha | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 20.37 kg/ha | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 104 | Yugoslav SFR | 20.08 kg/ha | 1991 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 105 | Czechoslovakia | 20.05 kg/ha | 1992 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 106 | Panama | 20.05 kg/ha | 2023 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 20.05 kg/ha | 2023 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 108 | Australia and New Zealand | 19.83 kg/ha | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 109 | Ukraine | 19.81 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 110 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 19.76 kg/ha | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 111 | Australia | 19.69 kg/ha | 2023 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 112 | Myanmar | 19.42 kg/ha | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.25 kg/ha | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 114 | Benin | 19.17 kg/ha | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 115 | Qatar | 18.66 kg/ha | 2023 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.54 kg/ha | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 117 | Cameroon | 18.49 kg/ha | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Portugal | 18.49 kg/ha | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 119 | Slovenia | 18.48 kg/ha | 2023 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 120 | Lithuania | 18.38 kg/ha | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 121 | Suriname | 18.38 kg/ha | 2023 | down 41.9% | flat |
| 122 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 18.21 kg/ha | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 18.2 kg/ha | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 17.95 kg/ha | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 17.79 kg/ha | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 126 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.04 kg/ha | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 127 | Canada | 16.84 kg/ha | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 128 | Albania | 16.76 kg/ha | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 129 | Romania | 16.67 kg/ha | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 130 | Comoros | 16.55 kg/ha | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 131 | Belarus | 16.53 kg/ha | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 132 | Uruguay | 15.96 kg/ha | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 15.77 kg/ha | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 134 | Gabon | 15.74 kg/ha | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 15.47 kg/ha | 2023 | up 17.7% | flat |
| 136 | Uganda | 15.16 kg/ha | 2023 | up 37.3% | flat |
| 137 | Armenia | 15.02 kg/ha | 2023 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 138 | Zambia | 14.93 kg/ha | 2023 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Republic of Moldova | 14.78 kg/ha | 2023 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 140 | Congo | 14.76 kg/ha | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 141 | Madagascar | 14.75 kg/ha | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 142 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.63 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 143 | Ethiopia | 14.63 kg/ha | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 14.57 kg/ha | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 145 | Sweden | 14.5 kg/ha | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 146 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.29 kg/ha | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 147 | Yemen | 14.27 kg/ha | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.19 kg/ha | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 149 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.07 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 150 | Spain | 13.84 kg/ha | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 151 | Mali | 13.79 kg/ha | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 152 | Haiti | 13.74 kg/ha | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 153 | Mozambique | 13.64 kg/ha | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 154 | Greece | 13.48 kg/ha | 2023 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 13.41 kg/ha | 2023 | up 43.6% | falling |
| 156 | Latvia | 13.11 kg/ha | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 157 | Cuba | 12.7 kg/ha | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 158 | Georgia | 12.6 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.43 kg/ha | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 160 | Estonia | 12.08 kg/ha | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 161 | Senegal | 11.64 kg/ha | 2023 | up 116.8% | rising |
| 162 | Algeria | 11.57 kg/ha | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | 11.13 kg/ha | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 11.11 kg/ha | 2023 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 165 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.96 kg/ha | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 166 | Russian Federation | 10.93 kg/ha | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 167 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.79 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 168 | Liberia | 10.7 kg/ha | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 169 | Morocco | 10.6 kg/ha | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 10.42 kg/ha | 2023 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 171 | Bhutan | 10.15 kg/ha | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | 9.71 kg/ha | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 173 | Finland | 9.61 kg/ha | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 174 | Togo | 9.4 kg/ha | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 175 | Guinea | 8.88 kg/ha | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 176 | USSR | 8.22 kg/ha | 1991 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 177 | Norway | 8.2 kg/ha | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 178 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.51 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 179 | South Sudan | 6.9 kg/ha | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 180 | Tunisia | 6.72 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 181 | Saudi Arabia | 6.54 kg/ha | 2023 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.46 kg/ha | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Chad | 6.12 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 184 | Afghanistan | 6.09 kg/ha | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 185 | Mauritania | 6.09 kg/ha | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 186 | Iraq | 6.07 kg/ha | 2023 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.01 kg/ha | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Cabo Verde | 5.74 kg/ha | 2023 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 189 | Ethiopia PDR | 5.41 kg/ha | 1992 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 190 | Kazakhstan | 5.31 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 191 | Niger | 5.22 kg/ha | 2023 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Libya | 4.72 kg/ha | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 193 | Sudan | 4.65 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 194 | Lesotho | 4.23 kg/ha | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 195 | Botswana | 4.01 kg/ha | 2023 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 196 | Sudan (former) | 3.99 kg/ha | 2011 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 197 | Eritrea | 3.94 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 198 | Mongolia | 3.68 kg/ha | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 199 | Namibia | 3.08 kg/ha | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 200 | Gambia | 2.99 kg/ha | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 201 | Iceland | 0.8109 kg/ha | 2023 | up 114.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 58.75 kg/ha
- South America 51.71 kg/ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 46.28 kg/ha
- Americas 36.98 kg/ha
- Western Europe 36.96 kg/ha
- Asia 36.67 kg/ha
- South-eastern Asia 36.37 kg/ha
- Southern Asia 31.02 kg/ha
- United States of America 30.38 kg/ha
- World 28.99 kg/ha
- Northern America 27.69 kg/ha
- Central America 27.23 kg/ha
About this data
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 (%).