Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chile
Chile: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 20.1 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Chile recorded 20.1 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Chile peaked at 21.44 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1 kg/ha, in 1975.
Chile ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.78 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.82 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.89 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 2.09 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 2.07 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 2.77 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 1967 | 1.61 kg/ha | -41.9% |
| 1968 | 1.13 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 1969 | 1.38 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1970 | 1.92 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 1971 | 2.09 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 2.31 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 1.92 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1974 | 2.08 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 1.1 kg/ha | -47.2% |
| 1976 | 1.75 kg/ha | +59.2% |
| 1977 | 1.29 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 1978 | 1.83 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 1979 | 1.86 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.97 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 1.84 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 1.91 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.84 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.25 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1985 | 2.25 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.73 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 4.03 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 1988 | 3.73 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 4.88 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 1990 | 5.52 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 7.31 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 8.59 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 11.27 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 1994 | 11.39 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 12.1 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 13.39 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 13.91 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 20.77 kg/ha | +49.3% |
| 1999 | 20.32 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 20.65 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 18.86 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 10.52 kg/ha | -44.2% |
| 2003 | 12 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 16.82 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 16.91 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.72 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 19.22 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 14.86 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 14.29 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 15.6 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 15.25 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 15.41 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.98 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 15.7 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 15 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 15.22 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.01 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 16.57 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 16.12 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 19.69 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 21.44 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 13.76 kg/ha | -35.8% |
| 2023 | 20.1 kg/ha | +46.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 20.1 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.25 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 20.1 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.87 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 2.77 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.82 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.74 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 4.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.46 kg/ha | 5.52 kg/ha | 20.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.99 kg/ha | 10.52 kg/ha | 20.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.59 kg/ha | 15 kg/ha | 16.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.75 kg/ha | 13.76 kg/ha | 21.44 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Chile?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Chile was 20.1 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21.44 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Chile ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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 (%).