Input — Cropland potassium in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Input — Cropland potassium was 5,361 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5,361 t
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
140th
of 186 countries
All-time high
14,085 t
in 1978
All-time low
5,354 t
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Input — Cropland potassium in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, input — cropland potassium in Puerto Rico stood at 5,361 t.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium in Puerto Rico peaked at 14,085 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 5,354 t, in 2011.

That places Puerto Rico 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Input — Cropland potassium in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Input — Cropland potassium in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 11,330 t —
1962 11,384 t +0.5%
1963 11,817 t +3.8%
1964 11,834 t +0.1%
1965 11,243 t -5.0%
1966 11,466 t +2.0%
1967 11,257 t -1.8%
1968 11,730 t +4.2%
1969 11,842 t +1.0%
1970 12,002 t +1.4%
1971 12,242 t +2.0%
1972 12,575 t +2.7%
1973 12,940 t +2.9%
1974 12,251 t -5.3%
1975 12,664 t +3.4%
1976 13,499 t +6.6%
1977 14,041 t +4.0%
1978 14,085 t +0.3%
1979 13,192 t -6.3%
1980 12,176 t -7.7%
1981 12,232 t +0.5%
1982 12,468 t +1.9%
1983 13,227 t +6.1%
1984 13,300 t +0.5%
1985 8,402 t -36.8%
1986 8,234 t -2.0%
1987 8,095 t -1.7%
1988 8,207 t +1.4%
1989 8,359 t +1.9%
1990 8,514 t +1.9%
1991 8,231 t -3.3%
1992 8,055 t -2.1%
1993 8,052 t -0.0%
1994 8,058 t +0.1%
1995 8,200 t +1.8%
1996 8,007 t -2.3%
1997 7,926 t -1.0%
1998 8,138 t +2.7%
1999 7,791 t -4.3%
2000 7,777 t -0.2%
2001 7,563 t -2.8%
2002 7,360 t -2.7%
2003 6,205 t -15.7%
2004 6,074 t -2.1%
2005 6,320 t +4.1%
2006 6,300 t -0.3%
2007 6,200 t -1.6%
2008 6,126 t -1.2%
2009 5,446 t -11.1%
2010 5,548 t +1.9%
2011 5,354 t -3.5%
2012 6,375 t +19.1%
2013 7,214 t +13.2%
2014 6,361 t -11.8%
2015 7,264 t +14.2%
2016 6,383 t -12.1%
2017 6,970 t +9.2%
2018 6,369 t -8.6%
2019 5,761 t -9.6%
2020 6,184 t +7.3%
2021 5,892 t -4.7%
2022 5,789 t -1.7%
2023 5,361 t -7.4%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 5,361 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 36,566 t, 15% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 5,361 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28,158 t, 19% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Input — Cropland potassium in Puerto Rico 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.

YearChange FromTo
1985 -36.8% 13,300 t 8,402 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,545 t 11,243 t 11,842 t 9
1970s 12,949 t 12,002 t 14,085 t 10
1980s 10,470 t 8,095 t 13,300 t 10
1990s 8,097 t 7,791 t 8,514 t 10
2000s 6,537 t 5,446 t 7,777 t 10
2010s 6,360 t 5,354 t 7,264 t 10
2020s 5,806 t 5,361 t 6,184 t 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 137 Sierra Leone 5,797 t compare
  2. 138 Cyprus 5,671 t compare
  3. 139 Belize 5,503 t compare
  4. 141 Armenia 5,162 t compare
  5. 142 Jamaica 5,079 t compare
  6. 143 Trinidad and Tobago 4,767 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is input — cropland potassium in Puerto Rico?
Input — cropland potassium in Puerto Rico was 5,361 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest input — cropland potassium recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 14,085 t in 1978.
What is the lowest input — cropland potassium recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 5,354 t in 2011.
How does Puerto Rico rank for input — cropland potassium?
Puerto Rico ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is input — cropland potassium rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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 (%).