Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Americas

Americas: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 6.66 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.66 million t
Change on year
up 6.4%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
6.66 million t
in 2023
All-time low
3.94 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Americas, 1961–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Americas recorded 6.66 million t for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Americas peaked at 6.66 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.94 million t, in 1961.

Americas ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.55 million t 3.94 million t 5.29 million t 9
1970s 5.23 million t 4.63 million t 5.46 million t 10
1980s 5.50 million t 4.74 million t 5.97 million t 10
1990s 5.48 million t 5.08 million t 6.02 million t 10
2000s 5.28 million t 4.89 million t 5.55 million t 10
2010s 5.66 million t 4.91 million t 6.26 million t 10
2020s 6.39 million t 6.26 million t 6.66 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 5 Russian Federation 6.46 million t compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 2.36 million t compare
  3. 7 Pakistan 1.79 million t compare
  4. 8 France 1.09 million t compare
  5. 9 Türkiye 1.05 million t compare
  6. 10 Indonesia 982,652 t compare
  7. 11 Mexico 951,832 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Americas?
Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Americas was 6.66 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 6.66 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 3.94 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
Americas ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).