Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Asia
Asia: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 41.84 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Asia recorded 41.84 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Asia peaked at 41.84 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.73 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.73 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.18 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 14.52 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 15.29 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 15.17 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 16 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 16.71 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 17.28 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 17.36 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 18.47 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 18.57 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 18.04 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 19.23 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 18.79 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 19.26 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 19.88 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 19.94 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 21.08 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 20.55 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 20.96 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 21.4 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 22.39 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 24.11 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 24.99 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 24.85 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 25.11 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 24.98 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 25.51 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 26.01 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 27.17 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 26.62 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 27.26 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 27.03 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.9 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 26.95 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.52 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 27.79 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 27.87 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 28.75 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 28.27 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 28.95 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 28.53 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 28.98 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 29.61 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 30.22 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 30.77 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 31.35 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 30.96 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 31.49 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 31.4 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 33.31 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 33.55 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 34.5 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 34.68 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 35.15 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 36.06 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 36.91 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 37.59 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 38.93 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 39.47 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 39.83 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 40.74 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 41.84 kg/ha | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.58 kg/ha | 13.73 kg/ha | 17.36 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.38 kg/ha | 18.04 kg/ha | 21.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.03 kg/ha | 20.96 kg/ha | 26.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.39 kg/ha | 26.62 kg/ha | 28.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.91 kg/ha | 28.27 kg/ha | 31.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.21 kg/ha | 31.4 kg/ha | 38.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.47 kg/ha | 39.47 kg/ha | 41.84 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Belgium 112.65 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 55.95 kg/ha compare
- 2 Egypt 109.37 kg/ha compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 44.7 kg/ha compare
- 3 Slovakia 108.52 kg/ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 43.67 kg/ha compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 97.16 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 39.65 kg/ha compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 94.74 kg/ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 33.22 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 92.82 kg/ha compare
- 7 Czechia 90.59 kg/ha compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28.3 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 80.38 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Asia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Asia was 41.84 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.84 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.73 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue 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 (%).