Input — Cropland potassium in Northern America
Northern America: Input — Cropland potassium was 6.20 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland potassium in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 6.20 million t for input — cropland potassium in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium in Northern America peaked at 7.05 million t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.47 million t, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 7th of 29 groups 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 in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.47 million t | — |
| 1962 | 4.61 million t | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 4.75 million t | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 4.83 million t | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 5.01 million t | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 5.20 million t | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 5.33 million t | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 5.36 million t | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 5.42 million t | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.54 million t | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 5.64 million t | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 5.75 million t | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 6.11 million t | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 5.86 million t | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 6.20 million t | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 6.60 million t | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 6.51 million t | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 6.85 million t | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 6.96 million t | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 7.05 million t | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 6.69 million t | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 6.16 million t | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 6.57 million t | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 6.56 million t | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.24 million t | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 6.00 million t | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 6.00 million t | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.91 million t | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 6.08 million t | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 6.00 million t | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.85 million t | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 5.92 million t | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.00 million t | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.95 million t | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 6.04 million t | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.16 million t | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 6.14 million t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.92 million t | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 5.86 million t | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.81 million t | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.84 million t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.84 million t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.23 million t | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 5.98 million t | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.64 million t | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 5.93 million t | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.64 million t | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.53 million t | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 5.44 million t | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 5.54 million t | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.56 million t | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.75 million t | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.01 million t | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 5.70 million t | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.83 million t | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.05 million t | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.12 million t | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.90 million t | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.07 million t | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.32 million t | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 6.08 million t | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 6.12 million t | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.20 million t | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.00 million t | 4.47 million t | 5.42 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.20 million t | 5.54 million t | 6.96 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.33 million t | 5.91 million t | 7.05 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.98 million t | 5.85 million t | 6.16 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 million t | 4.53 million t | 6.23 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 million t | 5.54 million t | 6.12 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.18 million t | 6.08 million t | 6.32 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 4 Brazil 8.16 million t compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 258,319 t compare
- 5 India 3.95 million t compare
- 6 Indonesia 2.15 million t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 1.65 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 192,459 t compare
- 8 Pakistan 1.11 million t compare
- 8 Türkiye 184,236 t compare
- 9 Malaysia 1.09 million t compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 119,469 t compare
- 10 France 1.01 million t compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 104,327 t 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 in Northern America?
- Input — cropland potassium in Northern America was 6.20 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.05 million t in 1980.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 million t in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for input — cropland potassium?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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. 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 (%).