Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in South America
South America: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 9.27 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in South America is 9.27 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in South America peaked at 9.27 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.03 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places South America 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.42 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 7.46 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 7.91 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 7.41 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 7.6 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 7.72 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 7.45 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 7.8 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 8.38 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 8.11 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 7.83 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 8.43 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 8.47 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 8.26 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 8.18 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 8.13 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 7.76 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 7.55 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 7.2 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 7.71 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 7.67 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 7.39 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 7.71 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 7.57 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 7.16 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 7.28 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 7.42 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 7.22 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 6.87 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 6.85 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.17 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 7.33 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 7.21 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 7.24 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.94 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 6.8 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.92 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 6.71 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.53 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 6.74 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.31 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 6.39 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.9 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 5.71 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.45 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 5.51 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.52 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.05 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.03 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.31 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 5.59 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.02 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 6.24 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 6.77 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 6.73 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.52 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 7.72 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.2 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 8.58 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 8.93 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 8.79 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.27 kg/ha | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.54 kg/ha | 7.08 kg/ha | 7.91 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.11 kg/ha | 7.55 kg/ha | 8.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.43 kg/ha | 7.16 kg/ha | 7.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 kg/ha | 6.71 kg/ha | 7.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 kg/ha | 5.05 kg/ha | 6.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 kg/ha | 5.03 kg/ha | 8.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.89 kg/ha | 8.58 kg/ha | 9.27 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 24 Oman 55.03 kg/ha compare
- 25 China, mainland 53.25 kg/ha compare
- 26 China 53.1 kg/ha compare
- 27 Russian Federation 52.24 kg/ha compare
- 28 Switzerland 52.14 kg/ha compare
- 29 Nepal 49.58 kg/ha compare
- 30 Hungary 45.28 kg/ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in South America?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in South America was 9.27 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.27 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does South America rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- South America ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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 (%).