Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq
Iraq: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.9506 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 0.9506 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq peaked at 1.64 kg/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0291 kg/ha, in 1961.
Iraq ranks 154th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0291 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0305 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0313 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0517 kg/ha | +65.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0331 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0358 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0458 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0312 kg/ha | -31.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0624 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1662 kg/ha | +166.3% |
| 1971 | 0.166 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1568 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2056 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1708 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1099 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1256 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1413 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3425 kg/ha | +142.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3052 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.496 kg/ha | +62.5% |
| 1981 | 0.206 kg/ha | -58.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0761 kg/ha | -63.1% |
| 1983 | 0.396 kg/ha | +420.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6092 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8961 kg/ha | +47.1% |
| 1986 | 0.545 kg/ha | -39.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5466 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2259 kg/ha | -58.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2976 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3169 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7374 kg/ha | +132.7% |
| 1992 | 1.2 kg/ha | +62.5% |
| 1993 | 1.55 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7796 kg/ha | -49.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0819 kg/ha | -89.5% |
| 1996 | 1.64 kg/ha | +1898.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4465 kg/ha | -72.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2863 kg/ha | -35.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1297 kg/ha | -54.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6462 kg/ha | +398.2% |
| 2001 | 0.259 kg/ha | -59.9% |
| 2002 | 0.124 kg/ha | -52.1% |
| 2003 | 0.124 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2689 kg/ha | +116.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4171 kg/ha | +55.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2334 kg/ha | -44.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2263 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1976 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3237 kg/ha | +63.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6197 kg/ha | +91.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6785 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.446 kg/ha | -34.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9801 kg/ha | +119.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5914 kg/ha | -39.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8024 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8392 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9663 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9051 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.916 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9384 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9911 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.32 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9506 kg/ha | -27.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.9506 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.14 kg/ha, 9% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.9506 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.64 kg/ha, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1898.8% | 0.0819 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha |
| 1983 | +420.4% | 0.0761 kg/ha | 0.396 kg/ha |
| 2000 | +398.2% | 0.1297 kg/ha | 0.6462 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.039 kg/ha | 0.0291 kg/ha | 0.0624 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.189 kg/ha | 0.1099 kg/ha | 0.3425 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4294 kg/ha | 0.0761 kg/ha | 0.8961 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7168 kg/ha | 0.0819 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.282 kg/ha | 0.124 kg/ha | 0.6462 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7745 kg/ha | 0.446 kg/ha | 0.9801 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 kg/ha | 0.9384 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq was 0.9506 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 kg/ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0291 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Iraq ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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 (%).