Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium was 7.40 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.40 million t
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
7.40 million t
in 2023
All-time low
1.35 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium in Southern Asia, 1961–2023

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 7.40 million t for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Southern Asia peaked at 7.40 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million t, in 1961.

That places Southern Asia 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.44 million t 1.35 million t 1.62 million t 9
1970s 1.84 million t 1.66 million t 2.08 million t 10
1980s 2.38 million t 1.99 million t 2.84 million t 10
1990s 3.45 million t 2.90 million t 3.97 million t 10
2000s 4.41 million t 3.78 million t 5.09 million t 10
2010s 6.24 million t 5.57 million t 6.79 million t 10
2020s 7.07 million t 6.80 million t 7.40 million t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 China 7.86 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 7.82 million t compare
  3. 3 India 5.91 million t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 5.18 million t compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 2.03 million t compare
  6. 6 USSR 1.88 million t compare
  7. 7 Russian Federation 1.35 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Southern Asia?
Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Southern Asia was 7.40 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 7.40 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million t in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium?
Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).