Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal
Nepal: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.67 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 1.67 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.8% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal peaked at 5.18 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 kg/ha, in 1965.
Nepal ranks 141st 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0073 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0109 kg/ha | +49.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0099 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.019 kg/ha | +91.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 kg/ha | -76.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0462 kg/ha | +926.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0826 kg/ha | +78.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0583 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0803 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0868 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2016 kg/ha | +132.3% |
| 1972 | 0.429 kg/ha | +112.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2873 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3169 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4947 kg/ha | +56.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5231 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.584 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7053 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4708 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3766 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4433 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3287 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2819 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3209 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2238 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0729 kg/ha | -67.4% |
| 1987 | 0.312 kg/ha | +328.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4291 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4665 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.56 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4938 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4216 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4498 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5905 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8292 kg/ha | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5474 kg/ha | -46.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6127 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6774 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 1.04 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6392 kg/ha | -38.6% |
| 2002 | 0.808 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3446 kg/ha | -57.4% |
| 2004 | 0.478 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8921 kg/ha | +86.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3994 kg/ha | -55.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4059 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1758 kg/ha | -56.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1977 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4291 kg/ha | +117.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3984 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5329 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 kg/ha | +100.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8222 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 1.28 kg/ha | +55.8% |
| 2016 | 1.35 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.71 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 1.71 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.93 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 5.18 kg/ha | +168.9% |
| 2021 | 3 kg/ha | -42.1% |
| 2022 | 2.82 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.67 kg/ha | -40.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.67 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.67 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.25 kg/ha, 18% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +926.7% | 0.0045 kg/ha | 0.0462 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +328.0% | 0.0729 kg/ha | 0.312 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0354 kg/ha | 0.0045 kg/ha | 0.0826 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4099 kg/ha | 0.0868 kg/ha | 0.7053 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3256 kg/ha | 0.0729 kg/ha | 0.4665 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6214 kg/ha | 0.4216 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5382 kg/ha | 0.1758 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 kg/ha | 0.3984 kg/ha | 1.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 5.18 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal was 1.67 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Nepal rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Nepal ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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 (%).