Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 4.38 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 4.38 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 4.86 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6207 kg/ha, in 1961.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6207 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6296 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7096 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7691 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7978 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9397 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9095 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.41 kg/ha | +54.8% |
| 1969 | 1.49 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 1.41 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 1.31 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 1.29 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.41 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 1.63 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 1.62 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.59 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.73 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 1.89 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 1.82 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 2.06 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 2.17 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 2.08 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 2.19 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.45 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 2.59 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 2.9 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 3.16 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 2.93 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 2.83 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.73 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 2 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 1.78 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 1.76 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.87 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 2.18 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 2.38 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 2.37 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.19 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 2.37 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 2.13 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 2.43 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 2.31 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.31 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.37 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.51 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 2.41 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.6 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.41 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.05 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 2.64 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 2.96 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 3.17 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 3.36 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.66 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 3.83 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.83 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.37 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 4.69 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 4.44 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 4.86 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 4.33 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 3.92 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 4.38 kg/ha | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9199 kg/ha | 0.6207 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.54 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | 3.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 2.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 kg/ha | 2.05 kg/ha | 2.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 kg/ha | 2.64 kg/ha | 4.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 kg/ha | 3.92 kg/ha | 4.86 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 17 Bangladesh 53.04 kg/ha compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 0.414 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2183 kg/ha compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 51.35 kg/ha compare
- 19 Belgium 46.49 kg/ha compare
- 19 Caribbean 4.63 kg/ha compare
- 20 Uruguay 46.25 kg/ha compare
- 21 New Caledonia 45.18 kg/ha compare
- 22 Ecuador 40.86 kg/ha compare
- 23 Belize 36.33 kg/ha compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 3.6 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 4.38 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6207 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 (%).