Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 20.2 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia stood at 20.2 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia peaked at 20.2 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.62 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.62 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.11 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 6.27 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 6.62 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 6.52 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 6.8 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 7.32 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 7.35 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 7.06 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 7.11 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 8.11 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 8.33 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 7.27 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 8.25 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 8.69 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 9.74 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 9.52 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 9.65 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.49 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 9.88 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 10.18 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 11.17 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 11.31 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 11.1 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 11.41 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 12.09 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 11.98 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 13.2 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 11.41 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 13.26 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 12.87 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 13.38 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 13.55 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 12.91 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 13.66 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 14.47 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 14.52 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 16.03 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 14.53 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 15.37 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 14.72 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 16.13 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 15.63 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 16.11 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 16.71 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 16.67 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.45 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 15.39 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.69 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 16.87 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.15 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 17.55 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 17.67 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.49 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 17.01 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.05 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.96 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 17.4 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 18.78 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 20.01 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 18.33 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 19.55 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 20.2 kg/ha | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.63 kg/ha | 5.62 kg/ha | 7.35 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.62 kg/ha | 7.11 kg/ha | 9.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.37 kg/ha | 9.88 kg/ha | 13.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.92 kg/ha | 12.87 kg/ha | 16.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.89 kg/ha | 14.72 kg/ha | 16.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.49 kg/ha | 16.49 kg/ha | 18.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.52 kg/ha | 18.33 kg/ha | 20.2 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 81.06 kg/ha compare
- 13 Guadeloupe 73.08 kg/ha compare
- 14 Belgium 71.52 kg/ha compare
- 15 China, mainland 61.3 kg/ha compare
- 16 China 61.26 kg/ha compare
- 17 Malaysia 58.76 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 55.48 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia was 20.2 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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 (%).