Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium by country
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...
Countries reporting
201
Highest
7.46 million t
India
Lowest
0 t
Nauru
Median
41,287 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 7.46 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 41,287 t, and the mean is 308,479 t.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 562.6%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 90.9%).
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 7.46 million t | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 6.82 million t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 6.79 million t | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 4 | USSR | 6.59 million t | 1991 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 6.46 million t | 2023 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 2.36 million t | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 1.79 million t | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 8 | France | 1.09 million t | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 1.05 million t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 982,652 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 951,832 t | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 815,677 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 779,724 t | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 735,742 t | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 682,413 t | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 651,710 t | 2023 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | 629,051 t | 2023 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 613,349 t | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 584,295 t | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 518,414 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 514,647 t | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 507,307 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 498,921 t | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 443,827 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 25 | Myanmar | 436,360 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 414,728 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 27 | Czechoslovakia | 367,089 t | 1992 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 352,568 t | 2023 | up 25.1% | flat |
| 29 | Belarus | 339,033 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 30 | United Republic of Tanzania | 330,540 t | 2023 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Canada | 302,256 t | 2023 | down 71.1% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 281,287 t | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 280,004 t | 2023 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 256,540 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 255,663 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 254,664 t | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 249,912 t | 2023 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 232,453 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 39 | Morocco | 207,779 t | 2023 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 194,450 t | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 41 | Niger | 192,562 t | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Iraq | 187,317 t | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 186,109 t | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Yugoslav SFR | 180,356 t | 1991 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 179,520 t | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 175,859 t | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 174,229 t | 2023 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 48 | Uganda | 168,692 t | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 157,374 t | 2023 | up 54.4% | falling |
| 50 | Ethiopia PDR | 155,444 t | 1992 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 148,529 t | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 52 | Japan | 145,921 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 53 | Sudan (former) | 145,163 t | 2011 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 54 | Slovakia | 143,677 t | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | 143,252 t | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 135,804 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 134,680 t | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 134,604 t | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Caribbean | 126,506 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 109,951 t | 2023 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 61 | Madagascar | 108,327 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan | 106,680 t | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 63 | Greece | 106,045 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 100,461 t | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Belgium | 99,847 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 99,628 t | 2023 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 97,333 t | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 96,617 t | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 69 | Republic of Moldova | 95,531 t | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 92,436 t | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 91,640 t | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 72 | Austria | 88,436 t | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 73 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 86,767 t | 1999 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 74 | Côte d'Ivoire | 85,630 t | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Guatemala | 84,083 t | 2023 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Malawi | 83,832 t | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Lithuania | 83,733 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 83,306 t | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 82,124 t | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 80 | Zambia | 72,093 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 72,034 t | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 72,031 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 83 | Cameroon | 71,652 t | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 67,497 t | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 85 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 65,585 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 86 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 65,000 t | 2023 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63,844 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 61,104 t | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Cuba | 60,143 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 58,921 t | 2023 | up 463.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Serbia | 56,596 t | 2023 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 92 | Benin | 55,500 t | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Angola | 55,411 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Finland | 52,750 t | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 95 | Mozambique | 52,122 t | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Chile | 46,789 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 45,479 t | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 44,790 t | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 99 | Guinea | 43,308 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 100 | Rwanda | 42,389 t | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 101 | Colombia | 41,287 t | 2023 | up 314.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 39,395 t | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 103 | Ireland | 38,307 t | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 104 | Malaysia | 36,795 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Latvia | 34,269 t | 2023 | up 80.1% | falling |
| 106 | Togo | 33,295 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 107 | Tunisia | 33,188 t | 2023 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 108 | Chad | 30,604 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 109 | Norway | 25,737 t | 2023 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 110 | South Sudan | 25,529 t | 2023 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 22,451 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 22,064 t | 2023 | up 248.0% | volatile |
| 113 | China, Taiwan Province of | 22,024 t | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 114 | Switzerland | 21,989 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 115 | Mongolia | 20,693 t | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 116 | Croatia | 19,815 t | 2023 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 117 | Albania | 18,849 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 118 | Burundi | 16,731 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 16,592 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 120 | New Zealand | 15,726 t | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 121 | Melanesia | 14,433 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 122 | Portugal | 13,618 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 123 | Mauritania | 12,738 t | 2023 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Honduras | 12,056 t | 2023 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 125 | Haiti | 11,767 t | 2023 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 126 | Paraguay | 11,742 t | 2023 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 11,718 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 128 | Armenia | 11,375 t | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 129 | Yemen | 10,729 t | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 130 | Panama | 10,391 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 131 | Estonia | 10,153 t | 2023 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovenia | 9,566 t | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 133 | Libya | 9,418 t | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 134 | Eritrea | 8,804 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 135 | Uruguay | 7,795 t | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 136 | Guyana | 7,095 t | 2023 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Oman | 6,699 t | 2023 | up 562.6% | volatile |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 6,396 t | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 139 | Israel | 6,186 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 140 | Liberia | 5,548 t | 2023 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Georgia | 5,415 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 142 | Jordan | 4,533 t | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,482 t | 2023 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 4,352 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 145 | Congo | 4,344 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 146 | Gabon | 4,266 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 147 | Lebanon | 3,834 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 148 | Puerto Rico | 3,660 t | 2023 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 149 | Namibia | 3,599 t | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | 3,593 t | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 151 | Lesotho | 3,352 t | 2023 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 152 | Jamaica | 3,340 t | 2023 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 153 | Bhutan | 2,957 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 154 | Eswatini | 2,832 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,588 t | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 156 | Iceland | 2,433 t | 2023 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Belize | 2,339 t | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Suriname | 2,091 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 159 | Cyprus | 2,023 t | 2023 | up 45.2% | falling |
| 160 | Fiji | 1,838 t | 2023 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 161 | Botswana | 1,619 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | falling |
| 162 | Mauritius | 1,345 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 163 | Comoros | 999.54 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 717.25 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Guadeloupe | 635.27 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | 604.12 t | 2023 | up 253.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Kuwait | 518.82 t | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 505.11 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 348.32 t | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 170 | Qatar | 331.35 t | 2023 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Polynesia | 318.9 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 210.97 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Samoa | 199.81 t | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 195.06 t | 2023 | up 48.7% | falling |
| 175 | Dominica | 154.72 t | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 176 | Montenegro | 131.16 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Barbados | 104.11 t | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 178 | Tonga | 101.62 t | 2023 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 179 | Cabo Verde | 98.87 t | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 180 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90.39 t | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Bahamas | 81.98 t | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 70.83 t | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 183 | Kiribati | 48.04 t | 2023 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 184 | Brunei Darussalam | 48.03 t | 2023 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Grenada | 31.15 t | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 186 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 30.69 t | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 187 | New Caledonia | 23.77 t | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 188 | Malta | 23.41 t | 2023 | down 90.9% | flat |
| 189 | Bahrain | 23.16 t | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 190 | Maldives | 19.33 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Djibouti | 15.39 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.78 t | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Seychelles | 13.15 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 194 | French Polynesia | 9.56 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.46 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Singapore | 8.03 t | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2.58 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Cook Islands | 2.38 t | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Tuvalu | 1.69 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Faroe Islands | 0.3479 t | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 201 | Nauru | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 51.22 million t
- Asia 24.07 million t
- Europe 14.75 million t
- Southern Asia 11.05 million t
- Eastern Europe 10.92 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7.85 million t
- Eastern Asia 7.20 million t
- Americas 6.66 million t
- Africa 5.21 million t
- European Union (27) 5.12 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.11 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.67 million t
About this data
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 (%).