Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 51.35 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Republic of Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 51.35 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Republic of Korea peaked at 114.57 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.33 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Republic of Korea 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.33 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.06 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 11.62 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 15.68 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 1965 | 14.76 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 21.28 kg/ha | +44.2% |
| 1967 | 27.36 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 25.48 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 30.06 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 29.98 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 33.92 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 39.09 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 55.48 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1974 | 57.64 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 60.86 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 53.13 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 51.32 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 61.54 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1979 | 71.95 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 69.28 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 75.54 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 59.58 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 68.64 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 75.21 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 82.69 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 88.35 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 93.81 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 95.46 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 90.18 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 87.64 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 88.36 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 103.45 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 109.01 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 107.37 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 114.57 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 104.12 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 113.03 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 99.08 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 93.66 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 90.92 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 82.91 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 78.77 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 82.82 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 88.61 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 93.88 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 60.45 kg/ha | -35.6% |
| 2007 | 80.21 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 47.19 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 2009 | 61.55 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 63.88 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 63.52 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.36 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 64.73 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 66.31 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 62.43 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 64.47 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 65.17 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.03 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 66.91 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 55.25 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 53.28 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 56.11 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 51.35 kg/ha | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4 kg/ha | 9.33 kg/ha | 30.06 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.49 kg/ha | 29.98 kg/ha | 71.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.87 kg/ha | 59.58 kg/ha | 95.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.03 kg/ha | 87.64 kg/ha | 114.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.73 kg/ha | 47.19 kg/ha | 93.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.88 kg/ha | 62.43 kg/ha | 66.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54 kg/ha | 51.35 kg/ha | 56.11 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 15 Colombia 56.29 kg/ha compare
- 16 China, Hong Kong SAR 55.89 kg/ha compare
- 17 Bangladesh 53.04 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2183 kg/ha compare
- 19 Belgium 46.49 kg/ha compare
- 20 Uruguay 46.25 kg/ha compare
- 21 New Caledonia 45.18 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Republic of Korea?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Republic of Korea was 51.35 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 114.57 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.33 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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 (%).