Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 26.56 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 26.56 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand peaked at 26.56 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.97 kg/ha, in 1963.
New Zealand ranks 72nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.48 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.23 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1963 | 9.97 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 11.52 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 11.88 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 12.73 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 13.32 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 13.42 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 13.87 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 11.59 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 13.54 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1972 | 14.92 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 16.03 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 14.07 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 13.86 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 17.4 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 18.44 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 18.2 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 18.37 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 19.1 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 20.5 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 21.23 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 22.25 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 23.45 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 22.54 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 22.45 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 22.41 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 22 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 20.48 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 24.94 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1991 | 23.84 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 25.22 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 25.25 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 24.58 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 22.82 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 23.39 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 23.94 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 23.29 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 23.4 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 22.65 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 22.66 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 21.33 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 22.36 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 20.31 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 21.85 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 20.42 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 21.16 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 20.14 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 19.15 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 19.44 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 18.56 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 21.19 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 21.61 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 22.04 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 22.5 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.63 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.68 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 22.61 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 23.86 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 25.88 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 25.29 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 26.02 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 26.56 kg/ha | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.16 kg/ha | 9.97 kg/ha | 13.87 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.64 kg/ha | 11.59 kg/ha | 18.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.64 kg/ha | 19.1 kg/ha | 23.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.07 kg/ha | 22.82 kg/ha | 25.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2 kg/ha | 19.15 kg/ha | 22.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.81 kg/ha | 18.56 kg/ha | 23.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.94 kg/ha | 25.29 kg/ha | 26.56 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 69 Albania 27.78 kg/ha compare
- 70 Mauritania 27.69 kg/ha compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 27.62 kg/ha compare
- 73 Bhutan 25.94 kg/ha compare
- 74 El Salvador 25.04 kg/ha compare
- 75 Latvia 25.01 kg/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand was 26.56 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 26.56 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does New Zealand rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- New Zealand ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 (%).