Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia
Latvia: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 25.01 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 25.01 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia peaked at 35.62 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.05 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Latvia 75th 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 32 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 32.69 kg/ha | — |
| 1993 | 35.62 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 31.16 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 27.34 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 34.25 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 33.27 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 30.16 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 25.84 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 28.3 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 25.11 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 26.68 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 21.61 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 21.37 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 21.88 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 16.06 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 18.7 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 18.03 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 15.11 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 11.05 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 11.44 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 16.74 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 2013 | 15.67 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 17.2 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 23.65 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 20.96 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 23.41 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 17.93 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 27.2 kg/ha | +51.7% |
| 2020 | 30.51 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 26.17 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 28.63 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 25.01 kg/ha | -12.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 25.01 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.01 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 25.01 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.9 kg/ha, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.29 kg/ha | 25.84 kg/ha | 35.62 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.28 kg/ha | 15.11 kg/ha | 28.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.52 kg/ha | 11.05 kg/ha | 27.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.58 kg/ha | 25.01 kg/ha | 30.51 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 72 New Zealand 26.56 kg/ha compare
- 73 Bhutan 25.94 kg/ha compare
- 74 El Salvador 25.04 kg/ha compare
- 76 Chile 24.45 kg/ha compare
- 77 Yugoslav SFR 23.65 kg/ha
- 78 Morocco 23.64 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia was 25.01 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.62 kg/ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.05 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Latvia ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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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 (%).