Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 31.02 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 31.02 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia peaked at 31.02 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.95 kg/ha, in 1961.
Southern Asia ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.95 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.97 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.07 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 6.03 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 6.14 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 6.06 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 6.28 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 6.69 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 7 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 7.31 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 7.42 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 7.08 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 7.43 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 7.37 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 7.87 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 7.98 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 8.51 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 8.81 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 8.53 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 8.42 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 9.07 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 9.21 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 9.76 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 9.99 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 10.09 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 10.23 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 10.15 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 11.04 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 11.83 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 12.13 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 12.91 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 13.36 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 13.64 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 14.08 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 14.83 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 15.08 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 15.42 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 15.66 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 16.49 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 16.22 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 16.57 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.73 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 16.85 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 17.55 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 18.19 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 19.2 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 21.24 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 21.37 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 21.29 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.43 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 24.82 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 25.51 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 26.25 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.59 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 25.12 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 26.36 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 27.5 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 27.72 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 28.42 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 28.5 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.61 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 29.6 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.02 kg/ha | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.24 kg/ha | 5.95 kg/ha | 7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.83 kg/ha | 7.08 kg/ha | 8.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.98 kg/ha | 8.42 kg/ha | 11.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.36 kg/ha | 12.13 kg/ha | 16.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.42 kg/ha | 15.73 kg/ha | 21.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.17 kg/ha | 23.43 kg/ha | 28.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.68 kg/ha | 28.5 kg/ha | 31.02 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
- 7 Singapore 85.58 kg/ha compare
- 8 Kuwait 85.57 kg/ha compare
- 9 Egypt 82.46 kg/ha compare
- 10 Brazil 81.64 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia was 31.02 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.02 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Southern Asia ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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 (%).