Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Americas
Americas: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 32.25 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Americas is 32.25 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Americas peaked at 32.25 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.54 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Americas 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.54 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.98 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 6.49 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 6.79 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 7.61 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 8.59 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 9.1 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 9.54 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 9.61 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 10.2 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 10.44 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 10.96 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 12.29 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 11.52 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 12.44 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 14.01 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 14.31 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 15.36 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 15.73 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 16.28 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 13.98 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 12.79 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 13.5 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 14.47 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 13.64 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 13.86 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 14.32 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 14.27 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 14.37 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 14.07 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 13.88 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 14.18 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 15.3 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 15.51 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 15.63 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16.79 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 17.73 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 16.79 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 16.65 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.57 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 17.92 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 18.38 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 21.59 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 22.21 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 19.02 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 20.25 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 21.65 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 18.26 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 16.25 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 20.87 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 23.02 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 23.3 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 25.09 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 25.61 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.47 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 26.35 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 27.64 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 27.95 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.89 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.17 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 31.79 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 29.42 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 32.25 kg/ha | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.69 kg/ha | 5.54 kg/ha | 9.61 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.73 kg/ha | 10.2 kg/ha | 15.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.15 kg/ha | 12.79 kg/ha | 16.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.65 kg/ha | 13.88 kg/ha | 17.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.31 kg/ha | 16.25 kg/ha | 22.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.22 kg/ha | 20.87 kg/ha | 27.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.91 kg/ha | 29.42 kg/ha | 32.25 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Kuwait 457.89 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 36.08 kg/ha compare
- 2 Faroe Islands 213.43 kg/ha compare
- 3 Malaysia 126.7 kg/ha compare
- 3 Melanesia 9.12 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.71 kg/ha compare
- 4 Qatar 107.57 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brazil 106.65 kg/ha compare
- 6 China, Taiwan Province of 105.9 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5.43 kg/ha compare
- 7 Belgium-Luxembourg 98.54 kg/ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 4.24 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Americas?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Americas was 32.25 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 32.25 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.54 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).