Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Brazil
Brazil: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 629,051 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 629,051 t for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Brazil peaked at 629,051 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 109,890 t, in 1961.
That places Brazil 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 109,890 t | — |
| 1962 | 116,559 t | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 114,438 t | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 118,169 t | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 130,741 t | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 128,115 t | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 131,947 t | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 134,555 t | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 136,195 t | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 146,349 t | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 145,574 t | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 153,982 t | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 164,264 t | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 173,184 t | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 177,193 t | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 204,456 t | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 216,818 t | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 190,529 t | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 212,284 t | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 266,619 t | +25.6% |
| 1981 | 268,679 t | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 264,270 t | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 280,118 t | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 291,746 t | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 321,341 t | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 283,376 t | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 308,265 t | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 304,690 t | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 315,785 t | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 273,168 t | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 259,918 t | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 282,244 t | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 287,580 t | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 270,234 t | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 269,356 t | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 258,202 t | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 260,694 t | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 264,869 t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 273,396 t | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 265,816 t | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 297,033 t | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 268,871 t | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 290,640 t | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 266,711 t | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 243,591 t | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 246,034 t | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 264,740 t | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 268,038 t | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 244,228 t | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 240,947 t | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 269,696 t | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 294,963 t | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 327,787 t | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 334,772 t | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 373,013 t | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 367,229 t | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 452,682 t | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 463,205 t | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 501,032 t | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 527,908 t | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 526,316 t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 543,946 t | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 629,051 t | +15.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 629,051 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,693 t, 30.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 629,051 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,066 t, 56.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 124,512 t | 109,890 t | 136,195 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 178,463 t | 145,574 t | 216,818 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 290,489 t | 264,270 t | 321,341 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 269,966 t | 258,202 t | 287,580 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 265,570 t | 243,591 t | 297,033 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,533 t | 240,947 t | 501,032 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 556,805 t | 526,316 t | 629,051 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 12 Bangladesh 779,724 t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 72,034 t compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 65,000 t compare
- 13 Ethiopia 735,742 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63,844 t compare
- 14 Poland 682,413 t compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 39,395 t compare
- 16 Nigeria 613,349 t compare
- 16 Melanesia 14,433 t compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 518,414 t compare
- 17 Polynesia 318.9 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.58 t compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 514,647 t compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Brazil?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Brazil was 629,051 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 629,051 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,890 t in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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 (%).