Input — Cropland potassium by country
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...
Countries reporting
201
Highest
12.58 million t
China
Lowest
17.91 t
Nauru
Median
40,078 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Input — Cropland potassium is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 12.58 million t in China; the lowest is 17.91 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 40,078 t, and the mean is 381,099 t.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 224.1%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 78.0%).
Input — Cropland potassium: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 12.58 million t | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 12.04 million t | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 3 | USSR | 12.02 million t | 1991 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 8.16 million t | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 3.95 million t | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 2.15 million t | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1.65 million t | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 8 | Pakistan | 1.11 million t | 2023 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Malaysia | 1.09 million t | 2023 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 1.01 million t | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 913,305 t | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 12 | Canada | 895,226 t | 2023 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 822,662 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 735,400 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 708,468 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 706,334 t | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 656,882 t | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 592,471 t | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 575,231 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 20 | Yugoslav SFR | 523,039 t | 1991 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 21 | Belarus | 519,436 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 22 | Italy | 502,884 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 496,275 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 486,726 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 25 | Myanmar | 465,979 t | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 26 | Australia and New Zealand | 382,824 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 379,194 t | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 28 | Australia | 355,352 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 341,782 t | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 299,596 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 31 | Czechoslovakia | 295,759 t | 1992 | down 67.9% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 294,166 t | 1999 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 33 | Nigeria | 263,959 t | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 34 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 258,319 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 258,192 t | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 36 | Romania | 245,753 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 223,797 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 38 | Mongolia | 218,120 t | 2023 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 39 | Argentina | 208,537 t | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 40 | Republic of Korea | 198,557 t | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 192,909 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 42 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 192,459 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 43 | Belgium | 187,544 t | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 44 | Türkiye | 184,236 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 45 | Paraguay | 175,734 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 171,193 t | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 162,936 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 48 | Caribbean | 153,460 t | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 49 | Sudan (former) | 147,936 t | 2011 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Ireland | 146,771 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 146,449 t | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 146,053 t | 2023 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Uruguay | 143,525 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Guatemala | 127,070 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 124,353 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 123,976 t | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 57 | United Republic of Tanzania | 119,469 t | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Austria | 118,669 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 59 | Portugal | 114,907 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 60 | China, Taiwan Province of | 108,612 t | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 61 | Malawi | 105,159 t | 2023 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 104,327 t | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 63 | Hungary | 103,997 t | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 100,103 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Sudan | 98,751 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 66 | Cambodia | 98,468 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 67 | Serbia | 97,560 t | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 96,144 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 69 | Czechia | 93,730 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 70 | Uganda | 87,781 t | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Chile | 83,641 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 81,420 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 81,407 t | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 81,354 t | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Chad | 80,556 t | 2023 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 79,929 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 79,738 t | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 78 | Sweden | 77,557 t | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 75,789 t | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 75,250 t | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 81 | Switzerland | 71,248 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 82 | South Sudan | 70,564 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 70,416 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70,088 t | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Lithuania | 68,426 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 86 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 67,721 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 67,319 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 88 | Ethiopia PDR | 64,356 t | 1992 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 89 | Cameroon | 63,611 t | 2023 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 90 | Finland | 61,124 t | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 60,315 t | 2023 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 57,528 t | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Mali | 56,184 t | 2023 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 53,865 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 95 | Zambia | 48,904 t | 2023 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Niger | 48,129 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Angola | 48,040 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 47,452 t | 2023 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 99 | Ghana | 42,275 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Madagascar | 40,563 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 101 | Latvia | 40,078 t | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 102 | Cuba | 38,156 t | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 37,790 t | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 104 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 37,143 t | 2023 | down 35.8% | flat |
| 105 | Croatia | 36,566 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 35,617 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 107 | Senegal | 35,028 t | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 108 | Melanesia | 33,068 t | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 109 | Israel | 33,037 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31,774 t | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 111 | Albania | 29,813 t | 2023 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 112 | Panama | 28,409 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 27,907 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 114 | New Zealand | 27,472 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 115 | Mozambique | 26,964 t | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 116 | Benin | 26,515 t | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Slovenia | 25,562 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 24,860 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 119 | Estonia | 24,452 t | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 24,219 t | 2023 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Norway | 23,511 t | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 122 | Iraq | 23,386 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 22,185 t | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 124 | Togo | 21,796 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Haiti | 21,640 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Burundi | 19,795 t | 2023 | up 224.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Guinea | 18,954 t | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18,177 t | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 129 | Rwanda | 16,693 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 14,750 t | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 131 | Tunisia | 13,116 t | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 132 | Oman | 11,072 t | 2023 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10,932 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritania | 10,707 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 135 | Yemen | 9,755 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 136 | Kuwait | 8,872 t | 2023 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Jordan | 8,487 t | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Georgia | 8,075 t | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 139 | Gabon | 7,535 t | 2023 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Iceland | 7,356 t | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 141 | Eritrea | 7,296 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 142 | Libya | 6,862 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 143 | Namibia | 6,796 t | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 144 | Guyana | 6,639 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 6,593 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 146 | Lebanon | 6,512 t | 2023 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 147 | Montenegro | 6,323 t | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 6,297 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 5,797 t | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Cyprus | 5,671 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 151 | Belize | 5,503 t | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Puerto Rico | 5,361 t | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 153 | Armenia | 5,162 t | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 154 | Jamaica | 5,079 t | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,767 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 4,760 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Eswatini | 4,178 t | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 158 | Liberia | 4,137 t | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 159 | Botswana | 4,030 t | 2023 | up 65.8% | falling |
| 160 | Congo | 4,017 t | 2023 | up 125.4% | rising |
| 161 | Qatar | 3,864 t | 2023 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Mauritius | 2,658 t | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 2,533 t | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 2,450 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 165 | Lesotho | 2,349 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 2,195 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 167 | Polynesia | 2,030 t | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 168 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,767 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 169 | Gambia | 1,469 t | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 170 | Malta | 1,194 t | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 171 | Suriname | 1,186 t | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 172 | New Caledonia | 1,148 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 173 | Samoa | 830.54 t | 2023 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 174 | Barbados | 803.73 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 175 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 788.26 t | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 176 | Cabo Verde | 775.86 t | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Djibouti | 686.06 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 178 | Tonga | 599.24 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 491.08 t | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Bahamas | 471.86 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 181 | Dominica | 454.38 t | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 446.65 t | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 396.16 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 184 | Guadeloupe | 358.12 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Singapore | 339.15 t | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 338.56 t | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 187 | Faroe Islands | 291.82 t | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | 264.96 t | 2023 | up 43.7% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Lucia | 258.63 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Comoros | 246.02 t | 2023 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | 179.9 t | 2023 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 192 | Bahrain | 176.3 t | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Kiribati | 173.47 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 194 | Grenada | 155.69 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 138.15 t | 2023 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 118.53 t | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 91.86 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 198 | Seychelles | 91.41 t | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.58 t | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Maldives | 49.92 t | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Nauru | 17.91 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 56.08 million t
- Asia 26.84 million t
- Americas 17.24 million t
- Eastern Asia 13.29 million t
- South America 9.95 million t
- Europe 9.19 million t
- Southern Asia 6.24 million t
- Northern America 6.20 million t
- European Union (27) 5.85 million t
- South-eastern Asia 5.79 million t
- United States of America 5.31 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.29 million t
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 (%).