Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Maldives
Maldives: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.95 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 3.95 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Maldives peaked at 37.35 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.63 kg/ha, in 2019.
That places Maldives 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.68 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.04 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 7.31 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 7.48 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 7.66 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 7.49 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 7.05 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 6.76 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 6.56 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 7.14 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 7.01 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 8.03 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 8.52 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 8.29 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 9.19 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 7.77 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1977 | 6.72 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 7 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 8.45 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 7.64 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 7.37 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 7.11 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 6.61 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 5.99 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 6.01 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.02 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.7 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 5.65 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.95 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 4.58 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1991 | 4.99 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 5.27 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 6.82 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 11.06 kg/ha | +62.2% |
| 1995 | 6.39 kg/ha | -42.2% |
| 1996 | 5.42 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 11.31 kg/ha | +108.7% |
| 1998 | 12.47 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 10.78 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 11.33 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 4.2 kg/ha | -63.0% |
| 2002 | 3.74 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 3.84 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.74 kg/ha | +127.5% |
| 2005 | 9.86 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 30.48 kg/ha | +209.2% |
| 2007 | 37.35 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 31.07 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 8.84 kg/ha | -71.5% |
| 2010 | 8.57 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.07 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 2012 | 4.39 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 3.55 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 4.65 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 3.78 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 5.19 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 2017 | 4.97 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.99 kg/ha | -39.9% |
| 2019 | 2.63 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 2.66 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.05 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 3.3 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 3.95 kg/ha | +19.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.95 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.72 kg/ha, 22% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.95 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 38.38 kg/ha, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +209.2% | 9.86 kg/ha | 30.48 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +127.5% | 3.84 kg/ha | 8.74 kg/ha |
| 1997 | +108.7% | 5.42 kg/ha | 11.31 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.11 kg/ha | 6.56 kg/ha | 7.66 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.81 kg/ha | 6.72 kg/ha | 9.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4 kg/ha | 5.65 kg/ha | 7.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.91 kg/ha | 4.58 kg/ha | 12.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.94 kg/ha | 3.74 kg/ha | 37.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 kg/ha | 2.63 kg/ha | 8.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 kg/ha | 2.66 kg/ha | 3.95 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Maldives?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Maldives was 3.95 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 37.35 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Maldives ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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 (%).