Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico
Mexico: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 6.32 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 6.32 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico peaked at 10.69 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2791 kg/ha, in 1963.
That places Mexico 104th out of 186 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2996 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.289 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2791 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3126 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3548 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6952 kg/ha | +95.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7656 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8226 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7282 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7103 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8965 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1972 | 1.12 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1973 | 1.42 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1974 | 1.53 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 2.47 kg/ha | +61.2% |
| 1976 | 2.09 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1977 | 2.14 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 2.47 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 2.35 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 2.94 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1981 | 2.5 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 3.09 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 2.47 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 3.15 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 3.25 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.73 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 2.83 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.17 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 3.04 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.46 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 2.55 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 2.66 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.46 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 2.7 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 1.65 kg/ha | -39.0% |
| 1996 | 3.65 kg/ha | +121.6% |
| 1997 | 5.52 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 1998 | 5.02 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 4.9 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.15 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 4.92 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 5.72 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 5.45 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 6.87 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 5.63 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 5.78 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.58 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 5.03 kg/ha | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 7.83 kg/ha | +55.7% |
| 2010 | 8.18 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 8.06 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.86 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.98 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 7.78 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 9.85 kg/ha | +36.9% |
| 2018 | 10.69 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 8.76 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 9.18 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.02 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 7.91 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 6.32 kg/ha | -20.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 6.32 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.14 kg/ha, 62% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 6.32 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.87 kg/ha, 49% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico 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 | +121.6% | 1.65 kg/ha | 3.65 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5052 kg/ha | 0.2791 kg/ha | 0.8226 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.72 kg/ha | 0.7103 kg/ha | 2.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.92 kg/ha | 2.47 kg/ha | 3.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 kg/ha | 1.65 kg/ha | 5.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 kg/ha | 4.92 kg/ha | 7.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.27 kg/ha | 5.98 kg/ha | 10.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.11 kg/ha | 6.32 kg/ha | 9.18 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 101 Luxembourg 6.76 kg/ha compare
- 102 El Salvador 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 103 Kenya 6.62 kg/ha compare
- 105 Australia and New Zealand 6.09 kg/ha compare
- 106 Suriname 5.91 kg/ha compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 5.86 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Mexico was 6.32 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.69 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2791 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Mexico rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Mexico ranks 104th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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 (%).