Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in India
India: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 8.34 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
India recorded 8.34 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in India peaked at 16 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.151 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places India 94th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4643 kg/ha | 0.151 kg/ha | 0.8556 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 kg/ha | 0.985 kg/ha | 2.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.62 kg/ha | 2.75 kg/ha | 5.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 kg/ha | 3.88 kg/ha | 7.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.05 kg/ha | 6.88 kg/ha | 16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4 kg/ha | 9.09 kg/ha | 15.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3 kg/ha | 7.62 kg/ha | 14.02 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in India?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in India was 8.34 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 16 kg/ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.151 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does India rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- India ranks 94th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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 (%).