Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area 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
457.89 kg/ha
Kuwait
Lowest
0 kg/ha
Cook Islands
Median
6.98 kg/ha
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,440
What the numbers show
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 457.89 kg/ha in Kuwait; the lowest is 0 kg/ha in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.98 kg/ha, and the mean is 18.24 kg/ha.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 2,135.1%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 457.89 kg/ha | 2023 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 213.43 kg/ha | 2023 | down 91.2% | falling |
| 3 | Malaysia | 126.7 kg/ha | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Qatar | 107.57 kg/ha | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 106.65 kg/ha | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 6 | China, Taiwan Province of | 105.9 kg/ha | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 98.54 kg/ha | 1999 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 96.89 kg/ha | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Oman | 78.87 kg/ha | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Israel | 74.33 kg/ha | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 63.01 kg/ha | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 12 | China | 61.02 kg/ha | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Belarus | 57.79 kg/ha | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 14 | China, mainland | 57.33 kg/ha | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Colombia | 56.29 kg/ha | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 16 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 55.89 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 53.04 kg/ha | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 51.35 kg/ha | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 46.49 kg/ha | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 20 | Uruguay | 46.25 kg/ha | 2023 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 21 | New Caledonia | 45.18 kg/ha | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Ecuador | 40.86 kg/ha | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 36.33 kg/ha | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 36.08 kg/ha | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 32.26 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 31.02 kg/ha | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 30.73 kg/ha | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 30.58 kg/ha | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Singapore | 30.18 kg/ha | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 29.96 kg/ha | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 31 | Japan | 29.32 kg/ha | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 32 | Egypt | 28.35 kg/ha | 2023 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 28.16 kg/ha | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Montenegro | 27.96 kg/ha | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritius | 25.73 kg/ha | 2023 | down 58.6% | flat |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.19 kg/ha | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | 24.99 kg/ha | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | 24.55 kg/ha | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 23.83 kg/ha | 2023 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Jordan | 22.82 kg/ha | 2023 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Cyprus | 22.25 kg/ha | 2023 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 42 | USSR | 22.24 kg/ha | 1991 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 22.17 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 21.81 kg/ha | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Yugoslav SFR | 20.24 kg/ha | 1991 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 20.1 kg/ha | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Germany | 20.04 kg/ha | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahrain | 19.84 kg/ha | 2023 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.42 kg/ha | 2023 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 19.03 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 51 | Croatia | 18.89 kg/ha | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 52 | Portugal | 18.75 kg/ha | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 53 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.23 kg/ha | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 54 | Iceland | 17.32 kg/ha | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 55 | Canada | 16.79 kg/ha | 2023 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 56 | Denmark | 16.63 kg/ha | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 57 | Guyana | 16.54 kg/ha | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 16.13 kg/ha | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 15.25 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 60 | Malta | 15.22 kg/ha | 2023 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 14.99 kg/ha | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 62 | Switzerland | 14.88 kg/ha | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 63 | Fiji | 14.6 kg/ha | 2023 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Austria | 14.38 kg/ha | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 65 | Bahamas | 14.19 kg/ha | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.16 kg/ha | 2023 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 67 | Latvia | 13.79 kg/ha | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 13.78 kg/ha | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 13.68 kg/ha | 2023 | down 59.1% | rising |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 13.65 kg/ha | 2023 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Eswatini | 12.71 kg/ha | 2023 | up 68.7% | falling |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 12.7 kg/ha | 2023 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 12.57 kg/ha | 2023 | down 52.9% | rising |
| 74 | Estonia | 12.55 kg/ha | 2023 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 75 | France | 12.36 kg/ha | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 76 | Peru | 11.97 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 11.63 kg/ha | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Serbia | 11.49 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 79 | Myanmar | 11.2 kg/ha | 2023 | up 500.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Greece | 11.05 kg/ha | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 81 | Italy | 10.91 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 82 | Gabon | 10.76 kg/ha | 2023 | up 402.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Seychelles | 10.71 kg/ha | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Botswana | 10.27 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1,917.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 10.16 kg/ha | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | 10.14 kg/ha | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovakia | 9.42 kg/ha | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 9.28 kg/ha | 2023 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Norway | 9.25 kg/ha | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 90 | Melanesia | 9.12 kg/ha | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 9 kg/ha | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Finland | 8.89 kg/ha | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 8.86 kg/ha | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 94 | India | 8.34 kg/ha | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Hungary | 8.12 kg/ha | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 7.85 kg/ha | 2023 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Sweden | 7.8 kg/ha | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.71 kg/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Romania | 7.15 kg/ha | 2023 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Czechia | 7.04 kg/ha | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 101 | Czechoslovakia | 6.98 kg/ha | 1992 | down 94.1% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 6.9 kg/ha | 2023 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Luxembourg | 6.76 kg/ha | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 104 | El Salvador | 6.66 kg/ha | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Kenya | 6.62 kg/ha | 2023 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Mexico | 6.32 kg/ha | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Australia and New Zealand | 6.09 kg/ha | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 108 | Suriname | 5.91 kg/ha | 2023 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 5.86 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2,135.1% | falling |
| 110 | Australia | 5.84 kg/ha | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 111 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5.43 kg/ha | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 5.18 kg/ha | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Cambodia | 5.02 kg/ha | 2023 | up 319.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Malawi | 4.86 kg/ha | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 4.68 kg/ha | 2023 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 116 | Caribbean | 4.63 kg/ha | 2023 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 4.59 kg/ha | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 118 | Morocco | 4.46 kg/ha | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 119 | Ukraine | 4.44 kg/ha | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Türkiye | 4.24 kg/ha | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Cameroon | 4.13 kg/ha | 2023 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Congo | 4.1 kg/ha | 2023 | up 413.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Senegal | 4.03 kg/ha | 2023 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.98 kg/ha | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Russian Federation | 3.97 kg/ha | 2023 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Rwanda | 3.92 kg/ha | 2023 | up 236.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Grenada | 3.91 kg/ha | 2023 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 3.77 kg/ha | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Republic of Moldova | 3.66 kg/ha | 2023 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Barbados | 3.63 kg/ha | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | 3.63 kg/ha | 2023 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.6 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 133 | Algeria | 3.55 kg/ha | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 134 | Ghana | 3.19 kg/ha | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Togo | 2.86 kg/ha | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.83 kg/ha | 2023 | up 388.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.64 kg/ha | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Armenia | 2.63 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1,242.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | 2.23 kg/ha | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2.08 kg/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Benin | 2 kg/ha | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 1.86 kg/ha | 2023 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Burundi | 1.83 kg/ha | 2023 | up 630.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Mauritania | 1.81 kg/ha | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Liberia | 1.81 kg/ha | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.81 kg/ha | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Mozambique | 1.73 kg/ha | 2023 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.72 kg/ha | 2023 | up 74.3% | falling |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.72 kg/ha | 2023 | up 76.1% | falling |
| 150 | Chad | 1.72 kg/ha | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Nepal | 1.67 kg/ha | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Mali | 1.59 kg/ha | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Djibouti | 1.49 kg/ha | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Haiti | 1.3 kg/ha | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Gambia | 1.29 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1,515.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Angola | 1.23 kg/ha | 2023 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Pakistan | 1.22 kg/ha | 2023 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Yemen | 1.2 kg/ha | 2023 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Bhutan | 1.16 kg/ha | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 160 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.14 kg/ha | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Cuba | 1.05 kg/ha | 2023 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 1.02 kg/ha | 2023 | up 507.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Libya | 1.01 kg/ha | 2023 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Lesotho | 0.9985 kg/ha | 2023 | up 315.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Iraq | 0.9506 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Nigeria | 0.8456 kg/ha | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Madagascar | 0.8165 kg/ha | 2023 | up 85.8% | flat |
| 168 | Argentina | 0.7917 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Tunisia | 0.7283 kg/ha | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.651 kg/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6303 kg/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.6268 kg/ha | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Polynesia | 0.5809 kg/ha | 2023 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 174 | Uganda | 0.5783 kg/ha | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Comoros | 0.5627 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1,902.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Tuvalu | 0.4611 kg/ha | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 0.4143 kg/ha | 2023 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.414 kg/ha | 2023 | up 211.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Cabo Verde | 0.3996 kg/ha | 2023 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Namibia | 0.3506 kg/ha | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 0.3213 kg/ha | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2183 kg/ha | 2023 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Sudan (former) | 0.1873 kg/ha | 2011 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Sudan | 0.1094 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Niger | 0.0993 kg/ha | 2023 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 0.0866 kg/ha | 2023 | up 598.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Kazakhstan | 0.0849 kg/ha | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Guinea | 0.0294 kg/ha | 2023 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Afghanistan | 0.0102 kg/ha | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Ethiopia PDR | 0.0076 kg/ha | 1983 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 191 | South Sudan | 0.0013 kg/ha | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Eritrea | 0.0012 kg/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kg/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 193 | Dominica | 0 kg/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Kiribati | 0 kg/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Mongolia | 0 kg/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Nauru | 0 kg/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 0 kg/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Samoa | 0 kg/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Guadeloupe | 0 kg/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Cook Islands | 0 kg/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 58.39 kg/ha
- South America 55.27 kg/ha
- South-eastern Asia 33.73 kg/ha
- Americas 32.25 kg/ha
- Asia 24.87 kg/ha
- United States of America 21.49 kg/ha
- Northern America 20.55 kg/ha
- World 19.06 kg/ha
- Western Europe 16.63 kg/ha
- Northern Europe 15.3 kg/ha
- European Union (27) 14.66 kg/ha
- Southern Europe 13.36 kg/ha
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 (%).