Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Asia

Asia: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 24.07 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.07 million t
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
1st
of 18 groups
All-time high
24.07 million t
in 2023
All-time low
6.77 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 24.07 million t for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Asia peaked at 24.07 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.77 million t, in 1961.

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

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 6.77 million t —
1962 7.03 million t +3.8%
1963 7.22 million t +2.7%
1964 7.62 million t +5.6%
1965 7.59 million t -0.4%
1966 8.00 million t +5.5%
1967 8.38 million t +4.7%
1968 8.68 million t +3.5%
1969 8.72 million t +0.4%
1970 9.29 million t +6.6%
1971 9.33 million t +0.4%
1972 9.12 million t -2.2%
1973 9.79 million t +7.3%
1974 9.59 million t -2.0%
1975 9.81 million t +2.3%
1976 10.14 million t +3.4%
1977 10.20 million t +0.6%
1978 10.83 million t +6.2%
1979 10.62 million t -1.9%
1980 10.82 million t +1.9%
1981 11.08 million t +2.4%
1982 11.77 million t +6.2%
1983 12.76 million t +8.4%
1984 13.51 million t +5.9%
1985 13.68 million t +1.2%
1986 13.90 million t +1.6%
1987 13.97 million t +0.5%
1988 14.31 million t +2.4%
1989 14.65 million t +2.4%
1990 15.35 million t +4.8%
1991 15.07 million t -1.8%
1992 15.36 million t +1.9%
1993 15.26 million t -0.6%
1994 15.18 million t -0.6%
1995 15.21 million t +0.2%
1996 15.48 million t +1.8%
1997 15.63 million t +1.0%
1998 15.70 million t +0.4%
1999 16.21 million t +3.3%
2000 15.86 million t -2.2%
2001 16.32 million t +2.9%
2002 16.11 million t -1.3%
2003 16.39 million t +1.7%
2004 16.79 million t +2.4%
2005 17.18 million t +2.4%
2006 17.56 million t +2.2%
2007 17.92 million t +2.1%
2008 17.65 million t -1.5%
2009 17.99 million t +2.0%
2010 17.94 million t -0.3%
2011 19.07 million t +6.3%
2012 19.22 million t +0.8%
2013 19.79 million t +3.0%
2014 19.90 million t +0.5%
2015 20.21 million t +1.6%
2016 20.74 million t +2.6%
2017 21.21 million t +2.2%
2018 21.62 million t +2.0%
2019 22.35 million t +3.4%
2020 22.69 million t +1.5%
2021 22.88 million t +0.8%
2022 23.40 million t +2.3%
2023 24.07 million t +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.78 million t 6.77 million t 8.72 million t 9
1970s 9.87 million t 9.12 million t 10.83 million t 10
1980s 13.04 million t 10.82 million t 14.65 million t 10
1990s 15.45 million t 15.07 million t 16.21 million t 10
2000s 16.98 million t 15.86 million t 17.99 million t 10
2010s 20.20 million t 17.94 million t 22.35 million t 10
2020s 23.26 million t 22.69 million t 24.07 million t 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 India 7.46 million t compare
  2. 2 China 6.82 million t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 6.79 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 1.05 million t compare
  5. 4 USSR 6.59 million t compare
  6. 4 Viet Nam 651,710 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Asia?
Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Asia was 24.07 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 24.07 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.77 million t in 1961.
How does Asia rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
Asia ranks 1st out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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 (%).