Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in South America
South America: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 51.71 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in South America is 51.71 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in South America peaked at 51.71 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.89 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places South America 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.89 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.2 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 11.37 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 11.67 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 12.16 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 11.77 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 12.27 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 11.89 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 12.25 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 12.67 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 13.05 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 12.76 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 12.97 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 14 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 14.06 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 13.98 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 14.69 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 14.01 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 14.14 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 14.57 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 15.18 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 15.45 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 15.18 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 16.9 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 18 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 17.48 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 18.36 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 20.16 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 20.05 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 20.1 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 20.25 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 21.75 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 22.12 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 24.22 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 25.76 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 24.64 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 26.3 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 28.17 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 28.43 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 28.45 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 31.06 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 32.35 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 35.07 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 34.09 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 34.61 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 35.31 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 38.41 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 40.41 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 36.89 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 42 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 43.49 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 39.75 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 44.22 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 45.73 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 47.67 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 46.36 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 49.33 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 47.03 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 49.97 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 50.17 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.95 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.35 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 51.71 kg/ha | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.72 kg/ha | 10.89 kg/ha | 12.27 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.63 kg/ha | 12.67 kg/ha | 14.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.13 kg/ha | 14.57 kg/ha | 20.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.17 kg/ha | 20.1 kg/ha | 28.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.67 kg/ha | 28.45 kg/ha | 40.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.55 kg/ha | 39.75 kg/ha | 49.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.04 kg/ha | 48.35 kg/ha | 51.71 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 1 Dominican Republic 183.86 kg/ha compare
- 2 Guyana 148.25 kg/ha compare
- 3 Faroe Islands 124.42 kg/ha compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 123.81 kg/ha compare
- 5 Costa Rica 93.61 kg/ha compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 89.59 kg/ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in South America?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in South America was 51.71 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 51.71 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.89 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- South America ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — 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 (%).