Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in South America
South America: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 1.27 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in South America stood at 1.27 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in South America peaked at 1.27 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 513,552 t, in 1961.
South America ranks 19th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 586,888 t | 513,552 t | 647,740 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 752,782 t | 683,003 t | 804,155 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 835,056 t | 786,230 t | 878,253 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 744,710 t | 718,573 t | 773,670 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 693,373 t | 625,466 t | 743,669 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 862,905 t | 642,982 t | 1.11 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million t | 1.18 million t | 1.27 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in South America?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in South America was 1.27 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 513,552 t in 1961.
- How does South America rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- South America ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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 (%).