Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 7.20 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Eastern Asia stood at 7.20 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Eastern Asia peaked at 7.20 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million t, in 1961.
That places Eastern Asia 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.17 million t | 2.43 million t | 3.60 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.00 million t | 3.71 million t | 4.36 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.38 million t | 4.13 million t | 6.03 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.92 million t | 5.72 million t | 6.17 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.53 million t | 5.25 million t | 5.77 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.16 million t | 5.50 million t | 6.78 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.02 million t | 6.81 million t | 7.20 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Eastern Asia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Eastern Asia was 7.20 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.20 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million t in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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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 (%).