Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 13.65 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Saudi Arabia is 13.65 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 121.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 17.51 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1737 kg/ha, in 1971.
Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2501 kg/ha | 0.1853 kg/ha | 0.4356 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.511 kg/ha | 0.1737 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.04 kg/ha | 0.6007 kg/ha | 10.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.24 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 6.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.59 kg/ha | 1.98 kg/ha | 5.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 kg/ha | 2.22 kg/ha | 10.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.88 kg/ha | 12.39 kg/ha | 17.51 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 12.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.23 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 24.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Saudi Arabia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Saudi Arabia was 13.65 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.51 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1737 kg/ha in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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About this data
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 (%).