Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Argentina
Argentina: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 157,374 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Argentina stood at 157,374 t.
The figure is down 29.1% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Argentina peaked at 335,503 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 62,861 t, in 2009.
Argentina ranks 46th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 211,949 t | — |
| 1962 | 233,297 t | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 242,928 t | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 269,724 t | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 226,345 t | -16.1% |
| 1966 | 257,062 t | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 274,827 t | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 254,051 t | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 282,546 t | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 318,279 t | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 311,658 t | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 285,230 t | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 332,876 t | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 321,314 t | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 308,427 t | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 308,126 t | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 316,232 t | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 335,503 t | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 308,682 t | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 244,089 t | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 297,296 t | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 305,576 t | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 279,722 t | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 289,709 t | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 253,510 t | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 239,127 t | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 214,545 t | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 217,190 t | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 173,330 t | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 176,736 t | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 183,190 t | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 186,302 t | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 182,768 t | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 167,901 t | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 167,821 t | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 152,494 t | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 151,887 t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 175,930 t | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 144,730 t | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 144,796 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 138,020 t | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 126,838 t | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 125,212 t | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 116,901 t | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 134,365 t | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 115,922 t | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 121,053 t | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 102,333 t | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 62,861 t | -38.6% |
| 2010 | 85,702 t | +36.3% |
| 2011 | 92,943 t | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 90,386 t | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 101,905 t | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 109,786 t | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 122,763 t | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 133,787 t | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 161,299 t | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 147,828 t | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 189,707 t | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 196,806 t | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 209,263 t | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 221,896 t | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 157,374 t | -29.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 157,374 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,693 t, 7.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 157,374 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,066 t, 14.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250,303 t | 211,949 t | 282,546 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 314,633 t | 285,230 t | 335,503 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,409 t | 173,330 t | 305,576 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 168,976 t | 144,730 t | 186,302 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,830 t | 62,861 t | 144,796 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,611 t | 85,702 t | 189,707 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 196,335 t | 157,374 t | 221,896 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Argentina?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Argentina was 157,374 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 335,503 t in 1978.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,861 t in 2009.
- How does Argentina rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Argentina ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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
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 (%).