Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 30.72 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Guatemala stood at 30.72 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 125.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Guatemala peaked at 30.72 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.743 kg/ha, in 1962.
Guatemala ranks 58th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8225 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.743 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7813 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8004 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7703 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.772 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7507 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9145 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9353 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9537 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9939 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.08 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 1.41 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1974 | 1.46 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.52 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1.55 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.54 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.86 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1979 | 1.98 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 1.92 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.23 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 2.6 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 2.74 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 2.88 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 3.22 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 3.26 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 3.31 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 3.61 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 4.38 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.12 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 4.24 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.35 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 4.59 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 4.87 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 4.79 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.38 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 4.9 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 4.82 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.96 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.4 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 6.61 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.76 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.09 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 7.4 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 7.33 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.37 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.02 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.62 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 7.5 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.44 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 11.25 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 13.63 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 15.98 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 18.61 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 20.67 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 22.98 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 24.55 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 26.08 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 26.27 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.09 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 29.08 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.72 kg/ha | +5.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 30.72 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.72 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 30.72 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.07 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.81 kg/ha | 0.743 kg/ha | 0.9353 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 kg/ha | 0.9537 kg/ha | 1.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 4.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.54 kg/ha | 4.12 kg/ha | 4.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.86 kg/ha | 4.96 kg/ha | 7.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.07 kg/ha | 7.5 kg/ha | 26.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.79 kg/ha | 26.27 kg/ha | 30.72 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 55 Romania 31.92 kg/ha compare
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- 59 Costa Rica 30.48 kg/ha compare
- 60 Madagascar 30.09 kg/ha compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 29.48 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Guatemala?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Guatemala was 30.72 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 30.72 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.743 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Guatemala rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Guatemala ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 (%).