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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
202
Highest
457.89 kg/ha
Kuwait
Lowest
0 kg/ha
Cook Islands
Median
7.01 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 202 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 7.01 kg/ha, and the mean is 18.21 kg/ha.

Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 92 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kuwait 457.89 kg/ha 2023 up 181.6% volatile
1 Viet Nam 36.08 kg/ha 2023 down 27.5% volatile
2 Faroe Islands 213.43 kg/ha 2023 down 91.2% falling
3 Malaysia 126.7 kg/ha 2023 up 18.2% volatile
3 Melanesia 9.12 kg/ha 2023 down 1.9% volatile
4 Qatar 107.57 kg/ha 2023 up 30.9% volatile
4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.71 kg/ha 2023 — 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
6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5.43 kg/ha 2023 down 57.8% volatile
7 Belgium-Luxembourg 98.54 kg/ha 1999 down 38.4% falling
7 Türkiye 4.24 kg/ha 2023 up 14.5% volatile
8 Costa Rica 96.89 kg/ha 2023 up 47.4% volatile
9 Oman 78.87 kg/ha 2023 up 13.6% volatile
9 Republic of Moldova 3.66 kg/ha 2023 up 215.8% volatile
10 Israel 74.33 kg/ha 2023 up 13.5% rising
10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.83 kg/ha 2023 up 388.3% volatile
11 Ireland 63.01 kg/ha 2023 down 13.4% falling
11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.64 kg/ha 2023 down 92.3% volatile
12 China 61.02 kg/ha 2023 up 22.7% volatile
12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.08 kg/ha 2023 — volatile
13 Belarus 57.79 kg/ha 2023 down 27.6% rising
14 China, mainland 57.33 kg/ha 2023 up 3.9% volatile
14 United Republic of Tanzania 1.14 kg/ha 2023 up 23.3% volatile
15 Colombia 56.29 kg/ha 2023 down 14.2% volatile
15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.6268 kg/ha 2023 down 14.2% volatile
16 China, Hong Kong SAR 55.89 kg/ha 2023 up 2.6% volatile
16 Polynesia 0.5809 kg/ha 2023 down 67.0% rising
17 Bangladesh 53.04 kg/ha 2023 up 57.8% volatile
17 Syrian Arab Republic 0.414 kg/ha 2023 up 211.3% volatile
18 Republic of Korea 51.35 kg/ha 2023 down 20.7% rising
18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2183 kg/ha 2023 up 82.8% volatile
19 Belgium 46.49 kg/ha 2023 down 24.5% falling
19 Caribbean 4.63 kg/ha 2023 down 45.2% volatile
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
23 Côte d'Ivoire 3.6 kg/ha 2023 down 4.2% rising
24 Indonesia 32.26 kg/ha 2023 down 3.2% volatile
25 Slovenia 31.02 kg/ha 2023 up 4.9% falling
26 Paraguay 30.73 kg/ha 2023 up 17.9% volatile
27 Thailand 30.58 kg/ha 2023 up 35.2% volatile
28 Singapore 30.18 kg/ha 2023 up 5.9% volatile
29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 29.96 kg/ha 2023 down 0.8% falling
29 Cabo Verde 0.3996 kg/ha 2023 up 44.4% volatile
30 Japan 29.32 kg/ha 2023 down 43.7% falling
31 Egypt 28.35 kg/ha 2023 up 112.6% volatile
32 Honduras 28.16 kg/ha 2023 up 36.8% volatile
33 Montenegro 27.96 kg/ha 2023 down 12.5% falling
34 Mauritius 25.73 kg/ha 2023 down 58.6% flat
35 Trinidad and Tobago 25.19 kg/ha 2023 up 9.7% volatile
36 Poland 24.99 kg/ha 2023 down 24.4% falling
37 Puerto Rico 24.55 kg/ha 2023 down 21.2% volatile
38 Uzbekistan 23.83 kg/ha 2023 up 227.5% volatile
39 Jordan 22.82 kg/ha 2023 up 60.3% volatile
40 Cyprus 22.25 kg/ha 2023 down 12.1% volatile
41 USSR 22.24 kg/ha 1991 up 5.1% rising
42 Guatemala 22.17 kg/ha 2023 down 3.7% volatile
43 Panama 21.81 kg/ha 2023 up 46.2% volatile
44 Yugoslav SFR 20.24 kg/ha 1991 down 39.9% rising
45 Chile 20.1 kg/ha 2023 up 25.8% volatile
46 Germany 20.04 kg/ha 2023 down 29.1% volatile
47 Bahrain 19.84 kg/ha 2023 down 87.6% volatile
48 Brunei Darussalam 19.42 kg/ha 2023 up 203.9% volatile
49 New Zealand 19.03 kg/ha 2023 down 3.7% falling
50 Croatia 18.89 kg/ha 2023 down 2.5% falling
51 Portugal 18.75 kg/ha 2023 up 28.1% rising
52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.23 kg/ha 2023 down 28.1% falling
53 Iceland 17.32 kg/ha 2023 down 49.5% falling
54 Canada 16.79 kg/ha 2023 up 147.3% rising
55 Denmark 16.63 kg/ha 2023 down 18.9% falling
56 Guyana 16.54 kg/ha 2023 down 37.5% volatile
57 Philippines 16.13 kg/ha 2023 up 60.0% volatile
58 Lithuania 15.25 kg/ha 2023 up 1.3% rising
59 Malta 15.22 kg/ha 2023 up 110.7% volatile
60 Spain 14.99 kg/ha 2023 down 12.9% rising
61 Switzerland 14.88 kg/ha 2023 down 38.5% falling
62 Fiji 14.6 kg/ha 2023 up 135.4% volatile
63 Austria 14.38 kg/ha 2023 down 19.9% falling
64 Bahamas 14.19 kg/ha 2023 down 30.6% falling
65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.16 kg/ha 2023 up 133.2% rising
66 Latvia 13.79 kg/ha 2023 down 18.5% rising
67 Dominican Republic 13.78 kg/ha 2023 up 59.2% volatile
68 Sri Lanka 13.68 kg/ha 2023 down 59.1% rising
69 Saudi Arabia 13.65 kg/ha 2023 up 121.2% volatile
70 Eswatini 12.71 kg/ha 2023 up 68.7% falling
71 United Arab Emirates 12.7 kg/ha 2023 up 84.3% volatile
72 Lebanon 12.57 kg/ha 2023 down 52.9% rising
73 Estonia 12.55 kg/ha 2023 down 24.6% rising
74 South Africa 12.47 kg/ha 2023 up 24.3% 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 Papua New Guinea 9 kg/ha 2023 down 6.9% volatile
91 Finland 8.89 kg/ha 2023 down 8.9% falling
92 Vanuatu 8.86 kg/ha 2023 up 11.7% volatile
93 India 8.34 kg/ha 2023 down 9.9% volatile
94 Hungary 8.12 kg/ha 2023 down 36.7% volatile
95 Zambia 7.85 kg/ha 2023 up 129.1% volatile
96 Sweden 7.8 kg/ha 2023 up 0.6% falling
97 Romania 7.15 kg/ha 2023 up 138.1% volatile
98 Czechia 7.04 kg/ha 2023 down 32.9% falling
99 Czechoslovakia 6.98 kg/ha 1992 down 94.1% rising
100 Georgia 6.9 kg/ha 2023 up 153.0% volatile
101 Luxembourg 6.76 kg/ha 2023 down 5.2% falling
102 El Salvador 6.66 kg/ha 2023 down 53.3% volatile
103 Kenya 6.62 kg/ha 2023 up 207.5% volatile
104 Mexico 6.32 kg/ha 2023 down 19.6% volatile
105 Australia and New Zealand 6.09 kg/ha 2023 up 28.2% rising
106 Suriname 5.91 kg/ha 2023 down 69.9% volatile
107 Turkmenistan 5.86 kg/ha 2023 up 2,135.1% falling
108 Australia 5.84 kg/ha 2023 up 31.2% rising
109 Bulgaria 5.18 kg/ha 2023 down 25.1% volatile
110 Cambodia 5.02 kg/ha 2023 up 319.5% volatile
111 Malawi 4.86 kg/ha 2023 up 11.6% volatile
112 Zimbabwe 4.68 kg/ha 2023 up 29.6% falling
113 North Macedonia 4.59 kg/ha 2023 down 37.5% falling
114 Morocco 4.46 kg/ha 2023 up 30.4% rising
115 Ukraine 4.44 kg/ha 2023 down 19.0% volatile
116 Cameroon 4.13 kg/ha 2023 up 167.7% volatile
117 Congo 4.1 kg/ha 2023 up 413.6% volatile
118 Senegal 4.03 kg/ha 2023 up 79.5% volatile
119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.98 kg/ha 2023 down 44.2% volatile
120 Russian Federation 3.97 kg/ha 2023 up 150.7% volatile
121 Rwanda 3.92 kg/ha 2023 up 236.2% volatile
122 Grenada 3.91 kg/ha 2023 down 45.0% rising
123 Burkina Faso 3.77 kg/ha 2023 up 47.2% volatile
124 Barbados 3.63 kg/ha 2023 up 17.8% volatile
125 Azerbaijan 3.63 kg/ha 2023 up 212.5% volatile
126 Algeria 3.55 kg/ha 2023 up 7.5% rising
127 Ghana 3.19 kg/ha 2023 down 25.6% volatile
128 Togo 2.86 kg/ha 2023 down 26.3% volatile
129 Armenia 2.63 kg/ha 2023 up 1,242.3% volatile
130 Albania 2.23 kg/ha 2023 up 78.6% volatile
131 Benin 2 kg/ha 2023 up 96.3% volatile
132 French Polynesia 1.86 kg/ha 2023 down 69.0% volatile
133 Burundi 1.83 kg/ha 2023 up 630.4% volatile
134 Mauritania 1.81 kg/ha 2023 up 51.5% volatile
135 Liberia 1.81 kg/ha 2023 up 51.5% volatile
136 Guinea-Bissau 1.81 kg/ha 2023 up 51.3% volatile
137 Mozambique 1.73 kg/ha 2023 up 199.9% volatile
138 Equatorial Guinea 1.72 kg/ha 2023 up 74.3% falling
139 Sao Tome and Principe 1.72 kg/ha 2023 up 76.1% falling
140 Chad 1.72 kg/ha 2023 up 74.0% volatile
141 Nepal 1.67 kg/ha 2023 up 55.9% volatile
142 Mali 1.59 kg/ha 2023 up 93.8% volatile
143 Djibouti 1.49 kg/ha 2023 up 25.6% volatile
144 Haiti 1.3 kg/ha 2023 down 39.0% volatile
145 Gambia 1.29 kg/ha 2023 up 1,515.1% volatile
146 Angola 1.23 kg/ha 2023 down 50.8% volatile
147 Pakistan 1.22 kg/ha 2023 up 107.2% volatile
148 Yemen 1.2 kg/ha 2023 up 61.1% volatile
149 Bhutan 1.16 kg/ha 2023 down 19.0% volatile
150 Cuba 1.05 kg/ha 2023 down 89.4% volatile
151 Tajikistan 1.02 kg/ha 2023 up 507.9% volatile
152 Libya 1.01 kg/ha 2023 up 151.1% volatile
153 Lesotho 0.9985 kg/ha 2023 up 315.5% volatile
154 Iraq 0.9506 kg/ha 2023 down 3.0% volatile
155 Nigeria 0.8456 kg/ha 2023 up 18.2% volatile
156 Madagascar 0.8165 kg/ha 2023 up 85.8% flat
157 Argentina 0.7917 kg/ha 2023 down 4.6% volatile
158 Tunisia 0.7283 kg/ha 2023 down 15.1% rising
159 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.651 kg/ha 2023 — volatile
160 Kyrgyzstan 0.6303 kg/ha 2023 up 100.0% volatile
161 Uganda 0.5783 kg/ha 2023 up 101.5% volatile
162 Comoros 0.5627 kg/ha 2023 up 1,902.5% volatile
163 Tuvalu 0.4611 kg/ha 2023 down 75.0% falling
164 Sierra Leone 0.4143 kg/ha 2023 up 53.1% volatile
165 Namibia 0.3506 kg/ha 2023 up 15.4% volatile
166 Tonga 0.3213 kg/ha 2023 down 71.2% volatile
167 Sudan (former) 0.1873 kg/ha 2011 up 14.4% volatile
168 Sudan 0.1094 kg/ha 2023 down 4.5% volatile
169 Niger 0.0993 kg/ha 2023 up 60.2% volatile
170 Ethiopia 0.0866 kg/ha 2023 up 598.4% volatile
171 Kazakhstan 0.0849 kg/ha 2023 down 14.2% volatile
172 Guinea 0.0294 kg/ha 2023 down 94.3% volatile
173 Afghanistan 0.0102 kg/ha 2023 up 3.0% volatile
174 Ethiopia PDR 0.0076 kg/ha 1983 down 47.9% falling
175 South Sudan 0.0013 kg/ha 2023 down 13.3% volatile
176 Eritrea 0.0012 kg/ha 2023 — volatile
177 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kg/ha 2023 down 100.0% falling
177 Central African Republic 0 kg/ha 2023 down 100.0% volatile
177 Dominica 0 kg/ha 2023 down 100.0% volatile
177 Kiribati 0 kg/ha 2023 down 100.0% volatile
177 Mongolia 0 kg/ha 2023 down 100.0% volatile
177 Solomon Islands 0 kg/ha 2023 down 100.0% volatile
177 Samoa 0 kg/ha 2023 down 100.0% volatile
177 Guadeloupe 0 kg/ha 2023 — volatile
177 Cook Islands 0 kg/ha 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,440 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 (%).