Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Uruguay
Uruguay: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 7,795 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 7,795 t for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in 2023.
The figure is down 32.9% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Uruguay peaked at 18,514 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 6,229 t, in 2018.
That places Uruguay 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,463 t | — |
| 1962 | 17,797 t | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 14,995 t | -15.7% |
| 1964 | 18,514 t | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 16,722 t | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 15,281 t | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 12,167 t | -20.4% |
| 1968 | 13,682 t | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 15,666 t | +14.5% |
| 1970 | 14,832 t | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 13,505 t | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 13,338 t | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 14,287 t | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 15,104 t | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 13,206 t | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 13,989 t | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 11,322 t | -19.1% |
| 1978 | 11,657 t | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 13,137 t | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 13,518 t | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 14,422 t | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 15,493 t | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 15,166 t | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 14,592 t | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 12,557 t | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 12,818 t | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 14,026 t | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 16,256 t | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 15,722 t | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 13,641 t | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 13,274 t | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 15,217 t | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 13,246 t | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 15,244 t | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 15,048 t | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 16,058 t | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 14,098 t | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 15,028 t | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 14,305 t | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 14,130 t | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 11,107 t | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 11,414 t | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 10,345 t | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 10,925 t | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 10,389 t | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 10,539 t | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9,994 t | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 10,860 t | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 12,808 t | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 11,312 t | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 11,969 t | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 12,194 t | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 10,362 t | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 11,723 t | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 10,616 t | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 10,249 t | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 10,865 t | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 6,229 t | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 11,052 t | +77.4% |
| 2020 | 9,534 t | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 10,178 t | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 11,623 t | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 7,795 t | -32.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 7,795 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,726 t, 50% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 7,795 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,066 t, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,587 t | 12,167 t | 18,514 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,438 t | 11,322 t | 15,104 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,457 t | 12,557 t | 16,256 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,516 t | 13,246 t | 16,058 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,251 t | 9,994 t | 14,130 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,657 t | 6,229 t | 12,194 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,782 t | 7,795 t | 11,623 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Uruguay?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Uruguay was 7,795 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18,514 t in 1964.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,229 t in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Uruguay ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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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 (%).