Manure applied — 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
200
Highest
6.73 million t
USSR
Lowest
17.84 t
Nauru
Median
21,534 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,437
What the numbers show
Manure applied — Cropland potassium is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 6.73 million t in USSR; the lowest is 17.84 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 21,534 t, and the mean is 179,524 t.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 248.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 44.1%).
Manure applied — Cropland potassium: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 6.73 million t | 1991 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 4.63 million t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 4.61 million t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | India | 2.41 million t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.34 million t | 2023 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 1.06 million t | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 7 | Pakistan | 1.05 million t | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 784,364 t | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 720,409 t | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 665,601 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 481,750 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 480,188 t | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 394,522 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 379,879 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 15 | Yugoslav SFR | 363,561 t | 1991 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 357,989 t | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 329,545 t | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 18 | Myanmar | 315,434 t | 2023 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 289,807 t | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 280,672 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 266,337 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 22 | Czechoslovakia | 257,964 t | 1992 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 23 | Canada | 235,282 t | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 231,112 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 25 | Mongolia | 217,865 t | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 207,340 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 205,388 t | 1999 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 201,257 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 184,997 t | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Belarus | 184,331 t | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 31 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 183,432 t | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 32 | Australia and New Zealand | 181,302 t | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 173,577 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 34 | Australia | 165,343 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 157,890 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 36 | Philippines | 157,583 t | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 156,422 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 38 | Denmark | 151,241 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 39 | Nigeria | 149,403 t | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Belgium | 145,540 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 41 | Sudan (former) | 143,481 t | 2011 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 140,628 t | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 43 | Japan | 130,729 t | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 44 | Caribbean | 120,789 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 120,299 t | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 46 | Ireland | 118,559 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 112,982 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 97,808 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 97,729 t | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Sudan | 95,196 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 93,373 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 92,954 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 90,806 t | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 54 | Uganda | 80,662 t | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 80,621 t | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 56 | Malawi | 79,934 t | 2023 | up 208.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 79,285 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 74,188 t | 2023 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 59 | Czechia | 73,730 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 60 | Cambodia | 73,322 t | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 73,020 t | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 62 | Kenya | 71,983 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 63 | South Sudan | 70,490 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 64 | Chad | 70,475 t | 2023 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Türkiye | 69,129 t | 2023 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 66 | Hungary | 67,098 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 67 | Guatemala | 65,354 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 68 | Switzerland | 64,727 t | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 69 | Ecuador | 64,336 t | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 63,830 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 71 | Ethiopia PDR | 62,056 t | 1992 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 59,732 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 59,644 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Sweden | 56,659 t | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 54,132 t | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 76 | Greece | 47,290 t | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 47,123 t | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 78 | Malaysia | 46,531 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 79 | Chile | 44,791 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 80 | Mali | 40,998 t | 2023 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Niger | 39,608 t | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Finland | 39,499 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 83 | Uruguay | 39,359 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 84 | Angola | 38,896 t | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 37,070 t | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 36,740 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Madagascar | 35,552 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 88 | Cuba | 33,924 t | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 89 | Honduras | 33,843 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 90 | Lithuania | 30,502 t | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 91 | Paraguay | 28,940 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 92 | Cameroon | 28,360 t | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 93 | Albania | 27,976 t | 2023 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 94 | China, Taiwan Province of | 25,934 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 95 | Morocco | 25,615 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25,233 t | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 97 | Slovakia | 24,505 t | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 98 | Egypt | 23,906 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 99 | Algeria | 22,039 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 100 | El Salvador | 21,535 t | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 101 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21,533 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 102 | Latvia | 19,991 t | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 103 | Haiti | 19,464 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 104 | Melanesia | 18,328 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 105 | Slovenia | 18,223 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 106 | Croatia | 18,065 t | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 107 | Zambia | 17,881 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Ghana | 17,855 t | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 109 | Senegal | 17,829 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 110 | Guinea | 16,749 t | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Iraq | 16,210 t | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 112 | Republic of Moldova | 16,146 t | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 15,981 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 114 | New Zealand | 15,960 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 115 | Norway | 15,704 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 116 | Benin | 15,690 t | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 117 | Burundi | 15,235 t | 2023 | up 186.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Estonia | 15,009 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 119 | Panama | 13,488 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 13,272 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 121 | Mozambique | 13,225 t | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 122 | Togo | 13,221 t | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 12,345 t | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 124 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12,058 t | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 11,796 t | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 126 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,471 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 11,427 t | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 10,207 t | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 9,746 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 130 | Rwanda | 9,554 t | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Tunisia | 9,207 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 132 | Yemen | 7,819 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 133 | Eritrea | 7,228 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 134 | Namibia | 6,469 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 135 | Montenegro | 5,917 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 5,841 t | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,347 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 138 | Iceland | 5,260 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 139 | Israel | 5,149 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 140 | Georgia | 4,742 t | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 4,590 t | 2023 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Libya | 4,469 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 143 | Guyana | 4,370 t | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 3,735 t | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 145 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,642 t | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,583 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 147 | Armenia | 3,248 t | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 148 | Jamaica | 3,167 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 149 | Lebanon | 2,896 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Liberia | 2,803 t | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 151 | Cyprus | 2,772 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 152 | Fiji | 2,724 t | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 153 | Kuwait | 2,461 t | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Gabon | 2,082 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 155 | Bhutan | 2,043 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 156 | Polynesia | 1,960 t | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 157 | Lesotho | 1,938 t | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 158 | Jordan | 1,864 t | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1,666 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 160 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,573 t | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Oman | 1,462 t | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 1,368 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Congo | 1,302 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Qatar | 1,282 t | 2023 | up 248.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Botswana | 1,278 t | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 1,150 t | 2023 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 167 | Malta | 1,067 t | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 168 | Samoa | 828.72 t | 2023 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 169 | Suriname | 825.91 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 170 | Barbados | 774.68 t | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 171 | Gambia | 770.63 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 172 | Cabo Verde | 727.91 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 708.82 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 174 | Belize | 695.68 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 175 | Djibouti | 680.25 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 176 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 620.61 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 177 | Mauritius | 615.22 t | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 178 | Tonga | 587.4 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 472.25 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 180 | Dominica | 434.97 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 181 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 389.46 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 371.54 t | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 358.12 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 184 | Singapore | 319.23 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Bahamas | 315.48 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 283.21 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 187 | Faroe Islands | 276.11 t | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 179.88 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 189 | Kiribati | 173.47 t | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 169.47 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 191 | Comoros | 152.12 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 138.1 t | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 193 | Grenada | 127.22 t | 2023 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.72 t | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 195 | Bahrain | 94.96 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 92.01 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 90.97 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 198 | Seychelles | 74.65 t | 2023 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 60.9 t | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 200 | Nauru | 17.84 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 25.18 million t
- Asia 12.15 million t
- Europe 6.22 million t
- Americas 5.15 million t
- Eastern Asia 5.13 million t
- European Union (27) 4.18 million t
- Southern Asia 4.06 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.79 million t
- South America 2.31 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.26 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.20 million t
- Eastern Europe 2.18 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 (%).