Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico
Mexico: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 38.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 38.94 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico peaked at 38.94 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.48 kg/ha, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 38th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.48 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.6 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 11 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 12.42 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 12.75 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 12.36 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 13.47 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 13.91 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 14.86 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 15.75 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 14.53 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 14.55 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 15.04 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 16.45 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 18.12 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 18.8 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 17.69 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 19.15 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 19.25 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 21.27 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 22.48 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 24.47 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 21.84 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 24.12 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 25.73 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 23.99 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 24.27 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 22.43 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 23.47 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 24.75 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 24.06 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 26.86 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 24.65 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 24.19 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 23.79 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 25.03 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 25.82 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 24.8 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 25.2 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 26.06 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 26.77 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 26.26 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 27.01 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 27.87 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 28.29 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 28.72 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 29.95 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 31.01 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 30.7 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 30.4 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.33 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 30.5 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 30.05 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.63 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 30.87 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 33.24 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 33.59 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 33.65 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 35.5 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 33.79 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 34.42 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 35.76 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 38.94 kg/ha | +8.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 38.94 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.72 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 38.94 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.07 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.43 kg/ha | 10.48 kg/ha | 14.86 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.93 kg/ha | 14.53 kg/ha | 19.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.41 kg/ha | 21.27 kg/ha | 25.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.91 kg/ha | 23.79 kg/ha | 26.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.26 kg/ha | 26.06 kg/ha | 31.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.98 kg/ha | 29.33 kg/ha | 35.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.73 kg/ha | 33.79 kg/ha | 38.94 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico was 38.94 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 38.94 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.48 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Mexico ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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 (%).