Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal
Nepal: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 49.58 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 49.58 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal peaked at 49.58 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.39 kg/ha, in 1982.
Nepal ranks 29th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.43 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 21.4 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 21.23 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 21.96 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 21.57 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 20.32 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 20.63 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 20.5 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 20.75 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 21.1 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 20.42 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 19 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 21.07 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 20.96 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 21.52 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 20.39 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 19.2 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 19.5 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 17.65 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 19.94 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 20.14 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 16.39 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 20.61 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1984 | 19.6 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 19.37 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 17.61 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 19.42 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 20.18 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 21.28 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 21.49 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 19.01 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 21.46 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 19.17 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 21.72 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 22.2 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 22.41 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 22.81 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 23.06 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 24.79 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 25.09 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 25.22 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.45 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.91 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 26.89 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.02 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25.82 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 27.64 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 28.72 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 26.97 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 28.8 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 31.93 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 32.05 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 33.82 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 34.63 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 34.09 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 36.34 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 38.16 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 42.13 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 43.24 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 45.23 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 44.01 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 46.88 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 49.58 kg/ha | +5.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 49.58 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.25 kg/ha, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 49.58 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 38.38 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.09 kg/ha | 20.32 kg/ha | 21.96 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.08 kg/ha | 17.65 kg/ha | 21.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.45 kg/ha | 16.39 kg/ha | 21.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.81 kg/ha | 19.01 kg/ha | 24.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.57 kg/ha | 25.09 kg/ha | 28.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.52 kg/ha | 28.8 kg/ha | 43.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.43 kg/ha | 44.01 kg/ha | 49.58 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 26 China 53.1 kg/ha compare
- 27 Russian Federation 52.24 kg/ha compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 5.99 kg/ha compare
- 28 Switzerland 52.14 kg/ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 1.83 kg/ha compare
- 30 Hungary 45.28 kg/ha compare
- 31 India 44.31 kg/ha compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 44.15 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal was 49.58 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 49.58 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.39 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Nepal rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Nepal ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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 (%).