Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia
Latvia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 13.79 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia, 1992–2023
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 Latvia is 13.79 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia peaked at 26.21 kg/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.47 kg/ha, in 1996.
That places Latvia 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 26.21 kg/ha | — |
| 1993 | 23.14 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 22.75 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.35 kg/ha | -80.9% |
| 1996 | 3.47 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 5.46 kg/ha | +57.4% |
| 1998 | 4.88 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 7.7 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 2000 | 8.81 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 9.15 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.64 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 9.65 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 7.68 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 10.38 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 2006 | 9.6 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 9.27 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 8 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.07 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 12.26 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 16.91 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 2014 | 15.97 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 17.33 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 17.57 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.37 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 17.3 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.83 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 19.86 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 19.01 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 16.17 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 13.79 kg/ha | -14.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 13.79 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.25 kg/ha, 90% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 13.79 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.93 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.25 kg/ha | 3.47 kg/ha | 26.21 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.85 kg/ha | 7.64 kg/ha | 10.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.06 kg/ha | 8 kg/ha | 17.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.21 kg/ha | 13.79 kg/ha | 19.86 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 63 Austria 14.38 kg/ha compare
- 64 Bahamas 14.19 kg/ha compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.16 kg/ha compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 13.78 kg/ha compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 13.68 kg/ha compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 13.65 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Latvia was 13.79 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.21 kg/ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Latvia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Latvia ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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 (%).