Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America

United States of America: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 34.32 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
34.32 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
10th
of 29 groups
All-time high
34.98 kg/ha
in 2020
All-time low
22.11 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America, 1961–2023

0102030196119922023

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 United States of America is 34.32 kg/ha, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America peaked at 34.98 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.11 kg/ha, in 1961.

United States of America ranks 10th 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 22.11 kg/ha
1962 23.35 kg/ha +5.6%
1963 23.8 kg/ha +1.9%
1964 24.39 kg/ha +2.5%
1965 25.41 kg/ha +4.2%
1966 26.71 kg/ha +5.1%
1967 27.59 kg/ha +3.3%
1968 26.76 kg/ha -3.0%
1969 25.95 kg/ha -3.1%
1970 26.57 kg/ha +2.4%
1971 27.3 kg/ha +2.7%
1972 27.96 kg/ha +2.4%
1973 29.9 kg/ha +7.0%
1974 28.66 kg/ha -4.1%
1975 30.34 kg/ha +5.8%
1976 32.45 kg/ha +7.0%
1977 31.91 kg/ha -1.7%
1978 33.07 kg/ha +3.6%
1979 33.59 kg/ha +1.6%
1980 34.02 kg/ha +1.3%
1981 32.21 kg/ha -5.3%
1982 29.55 kg/ha -8.2%
1983 31.64 kg/ha +7.1%
1984 31.52 kg/ha -0.4%
1985 29.85 kg/ha -5.3%
1986 28.66 kg/ha -4.0%
1987 28.99 kg/ha +1.2%
1988 28.68 kg/ha -1.1%
1989 29.54 kg/ha +3.0%
1990 29.23 kg/ha -1.1%
1991 28.51 kg/ha -2.5%
1992 29.12 kg/ha +2.2%
1993 29.81 kg/ha +2.4%
1994 29.68 kg/ha -0.4%
1995 30.02 kg/ha +1.2%
1996 31.15 kg/ha +3.8%
1997 31.11 kg/ha -0.1%
1998 30.01 kg/ha -3.5%
1999 29.94 kg/ha -0.2%
2000 29.8 kg/ha -0.5%
2001 29.89 kg/ha +0.3%
2002 30.23 kg/ha +1.1%
2003 32.82 kg/ha +8.6%
2004 31.82 kg/ha -3.1%
2005 30.5 kg/ha -4.2%
2006 32.68 kg/ha +7.2%
2007 31.25 kg/ha -4.4%
2008 25.15 kg/ha -19.5%
2009 30.84 kg/ha +22.6%
2010 31.55 kg/ha +2.3%
2011 31.99 kg/ha +1.4%
2012 33.16 kg/ha +3.6%
2013 34.74 kg/ha +4.8%
2014 32.43 kg/ha -6.7%
2015 33.2 kg/ha +2.4%
2016 34.4 kg/ha +3.6%
2017 34.61 kg/ha +0.6%
2018 33.42 kg/ha -3.5%
2019 34.06 kg/ha +1.9%
2020 34.98 kg/ha +2.7%
2021 33.26 kg/ha -4.9%
2022 34.39 kg/ha +3.4%
2023 34.32 kg/ha -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.12 kg/ha 22.11 kg/ha 27.59 kg/ha 9
1970s 30.18 kg/ha 26.57 kg/ha 33.59 kg/ha 10
1980s 30.47 kg/ha 28.66 kg/ha 34.02 kg/ha 10
1990s 29.86 kg/ha 28.51 kg/ha 31.15 kg/ha 10
2000s 30.5 kg/ha 25.15 kg/ha 32.82 kg/ha 10
2010s 33.36 kg/ha 31.55 kg/ha 34.74 kg/ha 10
2020s 34.24 kg/ha 33.26 kg/ha 34.98 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 7 China, Hong Kong SAR 262.75 kg/ha compare
  2. 8 Belgium 211.59 kg/ha compare
  3. 9 Mongolia 189.84 kg/ha compare
  4. 10 Costa Rica 183.9 kg/ha compare
  5. 11 Brunei Darussalam 176.72 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Djibouti 175.91 kg/ha compare
  7. 13 Switzerland 168.94 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is input — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America?
Input — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America was 34.32 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 34.98 kg/ha in 2020.
What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 22.11 kg/ha in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
United States of America ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of 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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Indicator
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).