Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil
Brazil: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 106.65 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil stood at 106.65 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil peaked at 106.65 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.75 kg/ha, in 1964.
Brazil ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.99 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.77 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1963 | 2.35 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 1964 | 1.75 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 1965 | 2.47 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 1966 | 2.27 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 3.28 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 1968 | 4.35 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 1969 | 4.66 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 7.02 kg/ha | +50.7% |
| 1971 | 7.78 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 9.85 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1973 | 11.02 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 10.55 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 10.51 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 12.98 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1977 | 16.16 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 15.88 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 16.56 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 18.41 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 10.79 kg/ha | -41.4% |
| 1982 | 12.14 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 9.91 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 14.4 kg/ha | +45.4% |
| 1985 | 14.01 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 17.36 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1987 | 17.93 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 19.78 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 18.17 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 17.78 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 19.2 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 20.53 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 27.18 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 1994 | 30.15 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 29.66 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 32.66 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 37.3 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 34.84 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 33.63 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 40.25 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 41.39 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 43.92 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 55.92 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 61.84 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 47.82 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 49.07 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 60.38 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 59.39 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 33.7 kg/ha | -43.3% |
| 2010 | 54.99 kg/ha | +63.2% |
| 2011 | 65.95 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 63.28 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 68.12 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 73.64 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 66.86 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 74.5 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 79.12 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 83.33 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 84.19 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 91.45 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 104.92 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 94.56 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 106.65 kg/ha | +12.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 106.65 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.14 kg/ha, 10.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 106.65 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.87 kg/ha, 8.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.77 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha | 4.66 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.83 kg/ha | 7.02 kg/ha | 16.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.29 kg/ha | 9.91 kg/ha | 19.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.29 kg/ha | 17.78 kg/ha | 37.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.37 kg/ha | 33.7 kg/ha | 61.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4 kg/ha | 54.99 kg/ha | 84.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4 kg/ha | 91.45 kg/ha | 106.65 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 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
- 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
- 8 Costa Rica 96.89 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil was 106.65 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 106.65 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Brazil rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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 (%).