Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 21.34 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 21.34 kg/ha.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 21.4 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.84 kg/ha, in 1966.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.36 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.46 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 10.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 10.35 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 10.15 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 9.84 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 10.75 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 10.33 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 10.88 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 10.45 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 10.35 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 10.04 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 10.51 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 10.9 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 11.32 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 11.48 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 11.41 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 11.84 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 11.81 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 12.55 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 12.86 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 12.71 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 13 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 12.38 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 12.95 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 13.02 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 13.17 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 13.52 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 13.49 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.3 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 13.55 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 12.9 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 12.99 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 12.65 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 13.11 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 13.77 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 13.4 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 14.12 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 14.16 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.77 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 14.62 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 15.04 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 15.06 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.95 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.83 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 16.45 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 16.84 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.64 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 17.39 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 17.54 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.21 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 17.93 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 18.19 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 18.66 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18.86 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.86 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.17 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.05 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 20.29 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.76 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 20.6 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 21.4 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 21.34 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.39 kg/ha | 9.84 kg/ha | 10.88 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.01 kg/ha | 10.04 kg/ha | 11.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.97 kg/ha | 12.38 kg/ha | 13.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.39 kg/ha | 12.65 kg/ha | 14.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.66 kg/ha | 13.77 kg/ha | 17.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.68 kg/ha | 17.21 kg/ha | 20.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.02 kg/ha | 20.6 kg/ha | 21.4 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 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
- 8 Bangladesh 88.62 kg/ha compare
- 9 Ireland 86.86 kg/ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 21.3 kg/ha compare
- 10 Denmark 74.96 kg/ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 18.31 kg/ha compare
- 11 Czechoslovakia 73.02 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 21.34 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.84 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 (%).