Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Northern America
Northern America: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 32.14 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for input — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern America is 32.14 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern America peaked at 32.33 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.41 kg/ha, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 11th 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.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.41 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 21.36 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 21.72 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 22.23 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 23.11 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 24.1 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 24.83 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 24.23 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 23.6 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 24.18 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 24.7 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 25.22 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 26.83 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 25.79 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 27.27 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 29 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 28.58 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 29.71 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 30.15 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 30.52 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 28.92 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 26.69 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 28.45 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 28.4 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 26.97 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 25.91 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 26.17 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 25.77 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 26.5 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 26.17 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 25.53 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 26.03 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 26.52 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 26.4 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 26.81 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 27.69 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 27.74 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 26.83 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 26.71 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 26.51 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 26.64 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 26.98 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 29.13 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 28.29 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 27.02 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 28.74 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 27.72 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 22.44 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 27.2 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 27.95 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 28.3 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 29.4 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 30.62 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 28.93 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 29.49 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.49 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 30.75 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.79 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 30.84 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 32.33 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 31.27 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 31.64 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 32.14 kg/ha | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.84 kg/ha | 20.41 kg/ha | 24.83 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.14 kg/ha | 24.18 kg/ha | 30.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.43 kg/ha | 25.77 kg/ha | 30.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.64 kg/ha | 25.53 kg/ha | 27.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.07 kg/ha | 22.44 kg/ha | 29.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.65 kg/ha | 27.95 kg/ha | 30.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.85 kg/ha | 31.27 kg/ha | 32.33 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 8 Belgium 211.59 kg/ha compare
- 8 Polynesia 18.45 kg/ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.69 kg/ha compare
- 9 Mongolia 189.84 kg/ha compare
- 10 Costa Rica 183.9 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14.59 kg/ha compare
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 176.72 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.65 kg/ha compare
- 12 Djibouti 175.91 kg/ha compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 11.63 kg/ha compare
- 13 Switzerland 168.94 kg/ha compare
- 14 Qatar 161 kg/ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 7.7 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern America?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern America was 32.14 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 32.33 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.41 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Northern America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).