Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia
Colombia: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 8.27 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 8.27 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 186.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia peaked at 18.72 kg/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.47 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Colombia 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.76 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 12.2 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 11.98 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 12.66 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 12.18 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 12.68 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 13.84 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 14.89 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 14.94 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 15.6 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 15.29 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 16.16 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 16.3 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 18.72 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 18.54 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 18.08 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 16.43 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 17.3 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 17.67 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 17.27 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 17.49 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 17.22 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 17.58 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 17.52 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 16.72 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 16.19 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 16.73 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 15.95 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 15.64 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 15.8 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 15.24 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 14.32 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 12.86 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 12.31 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 12.43 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 11.31 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 10.7 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 9.66 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 9.48 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 9.32 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 8.32 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 8.02 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 7.7 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.92 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 5.83 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 4.58 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 3.94 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 3.31 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 2.26 kg/ha | -31.5% |
| 2010 | 1.47 kg/ha | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 1.99 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 2.89 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 3.83 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 4.52 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 4.55 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.28 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 5.62 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 6.81 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 7.29 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 7.39 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.27 kg/ha | +11.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 8.27 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.72 kg/ha, 47% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 8.27 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.07 kg/ha, 51% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.01 kg/ha | 11.76 kg/ha | 14.94 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.01 kg/ha | 15.29 kg/ha | 18.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.83 kg/ha | 15.64 kg/ha | 17.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.41 kg/ha | 9.48 kg/ha | 15.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.02 kg/ha | 2.26 kg/ha | 9.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 5.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 kg/ha | 6.81 kg/ha | 8.27 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia was 8.27 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.72 kg/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Colombia ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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 (%).