Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in World
World: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 51.22 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
World recorded 51.22 million t for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in World peaked at 51.22 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.97 million t, in 1961.
World ranks 1st of 29 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.97 million t | — |
| 1962 | 20.90 million t | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 20.34 million t | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 21.64 million t | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 21.71 million t | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 23.21 million t | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 23.92 million t | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 25.07 million t | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 25.14 million t | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 25.87 million t | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 26.92 million t | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 26.17 million t | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 27.64 million t | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 26.75 million t | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 25.81 million t | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 28.18 million t | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 27.67 million t | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 30.00 million t | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 28.19 million t | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 28.67 million t | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 28.77 million t | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 30.78 million t | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 31.01 million t | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 32.84 million t | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 33.53 million t | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 34.05 million t | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 33.82 million t | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 33.12 million t | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 34.98 million t | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 36.66 million t | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 34.61 million t | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 35.20 million t | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 34.55 million t | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 34.09 million t | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 32.96 million t | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 34.61 million t | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 35.17 million t | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 34.16 million t | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 34.46 million t | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 34.19 million t | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 35.60 million t | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 35.24 million t | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 34.62 million t | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 37.00 million t | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 36.46 million t | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 36.54 million t | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 36.74 million t | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 38.45 million t | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 38.39 million t | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 36.89 million t | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 39.46 million t | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 38.79 million t | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 41.66 million t | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 42.76 million t | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 43.02 million t | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.52 million t | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 45.73 million t | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 45.81 million t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.64 million t | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 48.02 million t | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 48.96 million t | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 50.17 million t | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 51.22 million t | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.43 million t | 19.97 million t | 25.14 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.32 million t | 25.81 million t | 30.00 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.16 million t | 28.67 million t | 34.98 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.65 million t | 32.96 million t | 36.66 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.32 million t | 34.19 million t | 38.45 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.63 million t | 36.89 million t | 47.64 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.59 million t | 48.02 million t | 51.22 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in World?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in World was 51.22 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 51.22 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.97 million t in 1961.
- How does World rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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 (%).