Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 64.11 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 64.11 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay peaked at 74.85 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.49 kg/ha, in 1967.
Uruguay ranks 44th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.68 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.35 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 14.6 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 14.11 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 15.3 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 13.75 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 12.49 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 14.73 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1969 | 16.31 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 17.98 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 17.56 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 18.25 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 17.62 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 20.28 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 18.6 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 18.36 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 19.36 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 19.9 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 21.4 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 25 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 26.43 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 26.4 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 25.98 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 25.21 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 25.23 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 26.54 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 27.99 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 26.77 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 28.11 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 27.89 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 28.37 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 28.43 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 30.36 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 29.44 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 31.55 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 31.82 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 31.3 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 38.68 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 36.85 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 33.16 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 31.43 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 27.66 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 30.3 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 29.65 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 31.63 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 32.31 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 27.57 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 23.65 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 18.56 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 26.35 kg/ha | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 20.38 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 26.69 kg/ha | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 49.35 kg/ha | +84.9% |
| 2014 | 42.59 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 39.86 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 42.93 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 53.09 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 68 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 62.5 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 74.85 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 65.42 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 50.2 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 64.11 kg/ha | +27.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 64.11 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.69 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 64.11 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.7 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +84.9% | 26.69 kg/ha | 49.35 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.37 kg/ha | 12.49 kg/ha | 16.31 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.93 kg/ha | 17.56 kg/ha | 21.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.37 kg/ha | 25 kg/ha | 28.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.47 kg/ha | 27.89 kg/ha | 38.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.59 kg/ha | 18.56 kg/ha | 33.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.17 kg/ha | 20.38 kg/ha | 68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.65 kg/ha | 50.2 kg/ha | 74.85 kg/ha | 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 input — cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay was 64.11 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 74.85 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.49 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Uruguay rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Uruguay ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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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 (%).