Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium 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
203
Highest
7.86 million t
China
Lowest
8.71 t
Faroe Islands
Median
37,041 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,483
What the numbers show
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 7.86 million t in China; the lowest is 8.71 t in Faroe Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 37,041 t, and the mean is 256,744 t.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 151.7%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 58.8%).
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7.86 million t | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 7.82 million t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 3 | India | 5.91 million t | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 658,693 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 5.18 million t | 2023 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 2.03 million t | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 1.88 million t | 1991 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 405,095 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1.35 million t | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 251,286 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 1.04 million t | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 237,807 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 854,890 t | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 227,059 t | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Ukraine | 669,062 t | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 114,924 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 645,094 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68,720 t | 2023 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 634,016 t | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 12 | Melanesia | 64,114 t | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 632,889 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 13 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 60,099 t | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 617,777 t | 2023 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 58,702 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 604,841 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 52,739 t | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 16 | France | 583,792 t | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 31,581 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 17 | Thailand | 527,856 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Polynesia | 2,660 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 18 | Malaysia | 484,455 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 640.13 t | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 447,658 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 383,684 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 353,320 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 22 | Egypt | 334,624 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 329,474 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 279,354 t | 2023 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 269,982 t | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 26 | Caribbean | 354,830 t | 2023 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 26 | Myanmar | 243,084 t | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 243,723 t | 2023 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 229,786 t | 2023 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 229,340 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Ghana | 227,393 t | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 310.17 t | 2023 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 224,844 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 223,415 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 213,865 t | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 210,681 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 200,267 t | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 168,847 t | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 36 | Kenya | 166,741 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 163,866 t | 2023 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 158,214 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 39 | Yugoslav SFR | 153,090 t | 1991 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 146,926 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 146,041 t | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 137,931 t | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 136,040 t | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Angola | 120,924 t | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Ecuador | 120,544 t | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 46 | Mali | 119,107 t | 2023 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Japan | 117,073 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 48 | Nepal | 107,140 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 100,991 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 50 | Czechoslovakia | 100,808 t | 1992 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 51 | Algeria | 98,790 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan | 98,665 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 53 | Cambodia | 96,734 t | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Belarus | 93,432 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 55 | Morocco | 93,113 t | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 56 | Niger | 92,942 t | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 84,709 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 83,618 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Serbia | 82,871 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 60 | Mozambique | 82,476 t | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 80,004 t | 1999 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 62 | Benin | 79,881 t | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Sudan (former) | 79,778 t | 2011 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 64 | Czechia | 69,889 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 65 | Denmark | 67,134 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 65,741 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea | 64,787 t | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 64,455 t | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 69 | Belgium | 63,389 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 70 | Republic of Korea | 61,370 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 71 | Ethiopia PDR | 61,186 t | 1992 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 59,847 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 73 | Chile | 57,761 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 74 | Zambia | 57,302 t | 2023 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 54,541 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 76 | Madagascar | 53,104 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 51,784 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 50,959 t | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 49,465 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 80 | Burundi | 48,638 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 81 | Austria | 47,717 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 82 | Senegal | 45,542 t | 2023 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 45,244 t | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 84 | China, Taiwan Province of | 43,217 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 43,040 t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 86 | Lithuania | 42,943 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 87 | Greece | 39,031 t | 2023 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 88 | Honduras | 38,000 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 37,041 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 90 | Sweden | 36,671 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 91 | Uruguay | 35,735 t | 2023 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 35,244 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 93 | Slovakia | 34,136 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 94 | Portugal | 33,430 t | 2023 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 95 | Iraq | 33,361 t | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 96 | Tunisia | 33,261 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 97 | Chad | 32,642 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 27,823 t | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 99 | Togo | 26,520 t | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 26,249 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 23,784 t | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Central African Republic | 23,538 t | 2023 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 103 | Croatia | 22,969 t | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 104 | Finland | 21,609 t | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 105 | Yemen | 20,714 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 19,439 t | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 107 | El Salvador | 18,887 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 108 | Guyana | 18,680 t | 2023 | up 148.8% | rising |
| 109 | Latvia | 17,964 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 110 | Haiti | 17,930 t | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 111 | South Sudan | 17,754 t | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 112 | New Zealand | 16,239 t | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 113 | Israel | 15,014 t | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 114 | Ireland | 14,238 t | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 115 | Switzerland | 14,018 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 116 | Panama | 13,653 t | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 117 | Lebanon | 13,273 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,261 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 119 | Albania | 11,371 t | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 120 | Libya | 9,671 t | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 121 | Congo | 9,612 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 122 | Eswatini | 9,234 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 123 | Jordan | 8,821 t | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 124 | Estonia | 8,635 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 8,186 t | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 126 | Gabon | 7,792 t | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 127 | Armenia | 7,562 t | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 128 | Liberia | 7,490 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,075 t | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Norway | 6,612 t | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 131 | Jamaica | 6,598 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 132 | Oman | 6,299 t | 2023 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Georgia | 5,443 t | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 134 | Fiji | 4,626 t | 2023 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 135 | Slovenia | 4,312 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 136 | Mongolia | 4,224 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritius | 4,143 t | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 138 | Belize | 4,085 t | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Solomon Islands | 3,955 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 3,553 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 2,866 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritania | 2,801 t | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 143 | Eritrea | 2,730 t | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 144 | Namibia | 2,497 t | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 145 | Comoros | 1,953 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 1,868 t | 2023 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,851 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 148 | Guadeloupe | 1,754 t | 2006 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 149 | Lesotho | 1,526 t | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 150 | Cyprus | 1,412 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 151 | Gambia | 1,335 t | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 152 | Samoa | 1,235 t | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 153 | Kiribati | 1,216 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 154 | Kuwait | 1,198 t | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Bhutan | 1,157 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 156 | Botswana | 1,050 t | 2023 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 157 | Suriname | 1,019 t | 2023 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 916.28 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 159 | Tonga | 650.48 t | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 619.04 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 596.12 t | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 586.28 t | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 163 | Trinidad and Tobago | 584.07 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Dominica | 546.79 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 165 | Bahamas | 479.41 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 166 | Qatar | 447.8 t | 2023 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Montenegro | 423.17 t | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 168 | Djibouti | 316.39 t | 2023 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Barbados | 211.5 t | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 170 | New Caledonia | 194.48 t | 2023 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 171 | Maldives | 187.58 t | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Grenada | 184.14 t | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 173 | Malta | 169.84 t | 2023 | down 58.8% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 150.91 t | 2023 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 175 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 139.5 t | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Bahrain | 112.03 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 177 | Cook Islands | 103.49 t | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 178 | Iceland | 98.12 t | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 179 | Brunei Darussalam | 75.13 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 180 | Seychelles | 61.21 t | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Singapore | 56.49 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 32.93 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.07 t | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Tuvalu | 18.76 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 185 | Nauru | 15.58 t | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 186 | Faroe Islands | 8.71 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 45.55 million t
- Asia 21.09 million t
- Americas 13.66 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.19 million t
- Eastern Asia 8.10 million t
- Southern Asia 7.40 million t
- Middle Africa 580,800 t
- South America 7.06 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 463,656 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.42 million t
- Northern America 5.35 million t
- Europe 5.21 million t
- Africa 4.89 million t
- United States of America 4.70 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 4.21 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.87 million t
- Eastern Europe 2.89 million t
- European Union (27) 2.73 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.32 million t
- Western Africa 2.06 million t
- Eastern Africa 1.35 million t
- Western Europe 1.24 million t
- Western Asia 903,560 t
- Central America 894,288 t
- Oceania 702,919 t
- Northern Africa 668,124 t
- Southern Europe 656,491 t
- Central Asia 481,592 t
- Northern Europe 416,180 t
- Southern Africa 228,173 t
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 (%).