Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America
United States of America: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 24.58 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 24.58 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America peaked at 24.58 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.73 kg/ha, in 1988.
That places United States of America 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.24 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 15.84 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 16.32 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 15.55 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 17.28 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 16.95 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 17.49 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 18.21 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 18.91 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 17.52 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 19.67 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 19.47 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 18.21 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 15.4 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 17.58 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 17.45 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 17.76 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 18.07 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 18.89 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 16.46 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 18.78 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 18.92 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 15.54 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 18.27 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 19.92 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 19.15 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 18.86 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 14.73 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1989 | 17.44 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 18.48 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 16.83 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 19.92 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 15.82 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 19.35 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1995 | 15.72 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 17.53 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 17.14 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 17.69 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 17.01 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 17.02 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 16.38 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.97 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 16.52 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 17.82 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 16.53 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 15.48 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 17.3 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 16.35 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 16.8 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 15.71 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 15.79 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.88 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 18.11 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 18.59 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18.9 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 21.93 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 19.82 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 20.85 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 21.73 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 22.27 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 22.43 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 22.07 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 24.58 kg/ha | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.87 kg/ha | 15.24 kg/ha | 18.91 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18 kg/ha | 15.4 kg/ha | 19.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.81 kg/ha | 14.73 kg/ha | 19.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.55 kg/ha | 15.72 kg/ha | 19.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.52 kg/ha | 14.97 kg/ha | 17.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.63 kg/ha | 14.88 kg/ha | 21.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.84 kg/ha | 22.07 kg/ha | 24.58 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 12 Ukraine 69.8 kg/ha compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.94 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.18 kg/ha compare
- 13 Luxembourg 69.22 kg/ha compare
- 14 Germany 68.65 kg/ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 8.97 kg/ha compare
- 15 Tajikistan 64.34 kg/ha compare
- 16 Austria 63.75 kg/ha compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.47 kg/ha compare
- 17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 62.76 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 2.9 kg/ha compare
- 18 France 61 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.29 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America was 24.58 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 24.58 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.73 kg/ha in 1988.
- How does United States of America rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- United States of America ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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 (%).