Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 46.33 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia stood at 46.33 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia peaked at 46.33 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.05 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places Southern Asia 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.55 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.37 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 11.75 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 11.83 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 11.06 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 11.05 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 12.14 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 12.92 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 13.38 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 13.8 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 13.85 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 13.67 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 14.63 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 13.77 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 15.39 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 15.13 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 16.21 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 16.48 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 15.74 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 16.78 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 17.46 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 16.99 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 18.54 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 18.91 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 19.45 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 19.61 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 19.52 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 21.2 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 22.4 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 22.45 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 22.79 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 23.57 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 23.8 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 24.38 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 24.68 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 25.07 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 25.53 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 26.12 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 27.13 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 27.23 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 27.9 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 26.38 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 28.34 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 28.25 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.31 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.63 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.08 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 30.2 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 30.97 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.97 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 33.33 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 34.52 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 35.56 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 36.04 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.48 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 37.45 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 38.83 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 40.33 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 42.27 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 42.89 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 43.76 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 44.14 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 46.33 kg/ha | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9 kg/ha | 11.05 kg/ha | 13.38 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.87 kg/ha | 13.67 kg/ha | 16.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.09 kg/ha | 16.78 kg/ha | 22.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.55 kg/ha | 22.45 kg/ha | 27.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.93 kg/ha | 26.38 kg/ha | 31.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.58 kg/ha | 31.97 kg/ha | 42.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.28 kg/ha | 42.89 kg/ha | 46.33 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 3 Slovak Republic 108.52 kg/ha compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 97.16 kg/ha compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 94.74 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 92.82 kg/ha compare
- 7 Czechia 90.59 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 88.62 kg/ha compare
- 9 Ireland 86.86 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia was 46.33 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.33 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.05 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Southern Asia rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Southern Asia ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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 (%).