Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 24.55 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 24.55 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico peaked at 36.23 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.51 kg/ha, in 2009.
That places Puerto Rico 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.23 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.35 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 3.35 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.62 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 3.33 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 3.67 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 3.92 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 4.02 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 4.16 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 4.42 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 4.91 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 5.3 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 6.13 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 6.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.17 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.09 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.02 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 6.06 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 7.06 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 7.38 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 7.43 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 7.61 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 7.49 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 7.66 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 7.61 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 7.66 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.66 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.18 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 8.53 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 9.34 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 9.91 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 12.42 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 12.74 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 12.74 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.74 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.11 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 10.27 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 9.95 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 9.65 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 9.35 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.08 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.65 kg/ha | -59.8% |
| 2004 | 2.91 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 5.24 kg/ha | +80.0% |
| 2006 | 6.53 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 7.06 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 8.98 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 2.51 kg/ha | -72.1% |
| 2010 | 7.11 kg/ha | +183.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 17.62 kg/ha | +220.5% |
| 2013 | 31.16 kg/ha | +76.9% |
| 2014 | 23.06 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 36.23 kg/ha | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 25.12 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 2017 | 35.71 kg/ha | +42.2% |
| 2018 | 30.26 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 23.12 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 29.58 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 28.66 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 30.82 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 24.55 kg/ha | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.63 kg/ha | 3.23 kg/ha | 4.16 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.74 kg/ha | 4.42 kg/ha | 6.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.57 kg/ha | 7.06 kg/ha | 8.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.08 kg/ha | 8.53 kg/ha | 12.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5 kg/ha | 2.51 kg/ha | 9.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.49 kg/ha | 5.5 kg/ha | 36.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4 kg/ha | 24.55 kg/ha | 30.82 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.1 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.77 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.6793 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.77 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico was 24.55 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.23 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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 (%).