Input — Cropland potassium in Americas

Americas: Input — Cropland potassium was 17.24 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.24 million t
Change on year
up 5.9%
Rank
2nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
17.24 million t
in 2023
All-time low
6.04 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Input — Cropland potassium in Americas, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for input — cropland potassium in Americas is 17.24 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium in Americas peaked at 17.24 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.04 million t, in 1961.

Americas ranks 2nd 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.

Input — Cropland potassium in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Input — Cropland potassium in Americas, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 6.04 million t —
1962 6.19 million t +2.6%
1963 6.42 million t +3.7%
1964 6.54 million t +1.8%
1965 6.80 million t +3.9%
1966 7.07 million t +4.1%
1967 7.25 million t +2.4%
1968 7.45 million t +2.9%
1969 7.58 million t +1.7%
1970 7.80 million t +2.9%
1971 7.98 million t +2.3%
1972 8.22 million t +2.9%
1973 8.68 million t +5.7%
1974 8.53 million t -1.7%
1975 8.99 million t +5.4%
1976 9.61 million t +6.8%
1977 9.81 million t +2.1%
1978 10.22 million t +4.2%
1979 10.50 million t +2.7%
1980 10.90 million t +3.8%
1981 10.10 million t -7.3%
1982 9.65 million t -4.4%
1983 9.94 million t +3.0%
1984 10.35 million t +4.1%
1985 10.03 million t -3.1%
1986 10.12 million t +0.9%
1987 10.24 million t +1.2%
1988 10.22 million t -0.2%
1989 10.28 million t +0.6%
1990 10.18 million t -1.0%
1991 10.04 million t -1.3%
1992 10.17 million t +1.3%
1993 10.57 million t +3.9%
1994 10.70 million t +1.2%
1995 10.81 million t +1.0%
1996 10.97 million t +1.5%
1997 11.39 million t +3.8%
1998 11.09 million t -2.6%
1999 11.05 million t -0.3%
2000 11.45 million t +3.6%
2001 11.68 million t +2.0%
2002 11.89 million t +1.7%
2003 13.09 million t +10.1%
2004 13.39 million t +2.3%
2005 12.30 million t -8.1%
2006 12.78 million t +3.9%
2007 13.28 million t +4.0%
2008 12.07 million t -9.2%
2009 11.36 million t -5.9%
2010 13.13 million t +15.6%
2011 13.97 million t +6.4%
2012 14.07 million t +0.7%
2013 14.76 million t +4.9%
2014 15.00 million t +1.6%
2015 14.45 million t -3.7%
2016 15.18 million t +5.1%
2017 15.52 million t +2.2%
2018 15.65 million t +0.9%
2019 15.61 million t -0.3%
2020 16.60 million t +6.3%
2021 17.22 million t +3.7%
2022 16.28 million t -5.4%
2023 17.24 million t +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.82 million t 6.04 million t 7.58 million t 9
1970s 9.03 million t 7.80 million t 10.50 million t 10
1980s 10.18 million t 9.65 million t 10.90 million t 10
1990s 10.70 million t 10.04 million t 11.39 million t 10
2000s 12.33 million t 11.36 million t 13.39 million t 10
2010s 14.73 million t 13.13 million t 15.65 million t 10
2020s 16.83 million t 16.28 million t 17.24 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 China 12.58 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 12.04 million t compare
  3. 3 USSR 12.02 million t compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 708,468 t compare
  5. 4 Brazil 8.16 million t compare
  6. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 258,319 t compare
  7. 5 India 3.95 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is input — cropland potassium in Americas?
Input — cropland potassium in Americas was 17.24 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest input — cropland potassium recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 17.24 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest input — cropland potassium recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 6.04 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for input — cropland potassium?
Americas ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is input — cropland potassium rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Input — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
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 (%).