Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Argentina
Argentina: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.7917 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.7917 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 30.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Argentina peaked at 1.28 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0828 kg/ha, in 1963.
Argentina ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Argentina, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1393 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1038 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0828 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1331 kg/ha | +60.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1943 kg/ha | +46.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2124 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2431 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2531 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2333 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2295 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2524 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2658 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2775 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.216 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1486 kg/ha | -31.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1355 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1413 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2994 kg/ha | +111.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3731 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2765 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1662 kg/ha | -39.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2402 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1459 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2533 kg/ha | +73.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2183 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3151 kg/ha | +44.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3988 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3697 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3321 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.379 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5124 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5373 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5888 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7821 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6906 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 1.12 kg/ha | +61.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8963 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8989 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7563 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8572 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7445 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 kg/ha | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8625 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 1.08 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9466 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 1.22 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5336 kg/ha | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7205 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7011 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9061 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8295 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9073 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 1.08 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8489 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8391 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7709 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9793 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 1.28 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 1.15 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7917 kg/ha | -30.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.7917 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.14 kg/ha, 8% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.7917 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.87 kg/ha, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1772 kg/ha | 0.0828 kg/ha | 0.2531 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2339 kg/ha | 0.1355 kg/ha | 0.3731 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2716 kg/ha | 0.1459 kg/ha | 0.3988 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7159 kg/ha | 0.379 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9508 kg/ha | 0.5336 kg/ha | 1.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8707 kg/ha | 0.7011 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 kg/ha | 0.7917 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 154 Iraq 0.9506 kg/ha compare
- 155 Nigeria 0.8456 kg/ha compare
- 156 Madagascar 0.8165 kg/ha compare
- 158 Tunisia 0.7283 kg/ha compare
- 159 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.651 kg/ha compare
- 160 Kyrgyzstan 0.6303 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Argentina?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Argentina was 0.7917 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0828 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Argentina rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Argentina ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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 (%).