Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 5.68 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 5.68 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 31.3 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.63 kg/ha, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.51 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9.73 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 10.78 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 12.14 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1965 | 12.91 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 15 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1967 | 13.17 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 26.19 kg/ha | +98.9% |
| 1969 | 27.48 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 22.66 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1971 | 17.92 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1972 | 15.49 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 17.71 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 20.02 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 20.67 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 17.94 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 18.42 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 21.75 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 17.95 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 23.89 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1981 | 26.27 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 24.12 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 23.74 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 25.58 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 25.57 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 29.09 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 31.3 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 26.09 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 26.68 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 26.65 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 12.04 kg/ha | -54.8% |
| 1992 | 9.85 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 9.27 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 10.33 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 15.47 kg/ha | +49.8% |
| 1996 | 15.86 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.75 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 11.49 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 11.85 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 9.45 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 11.86 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 7.6 kg/ha | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 5.33 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 4.85 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 6.31 kg/ha | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 6.95 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 7.32 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 8.43 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 4.63 kg/ha | -45.1% |
| 2010 | 8.63 kg/ha | +86.3% |
| 2011 | 7.87 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 15.76 kg/ha | +100.4% |
| 2013 | 8.88 kg/ha | -43.7% |
| 2014 | 12.33 kg/ha | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 9.24 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 9.57 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 9.92 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.77 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 8.15 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 2020 | 7.66 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 7.23 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 5.16 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 5.68 kg/ha | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.21 kg/ha | 9.51 kg/ha | 27.48 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.05 kg/ha | 15.49 kg/ha | 22.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.23 kg/ha | 23.74 kg/ha | 31.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.56 kg/ha | 9.27 kg/ha | 26.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.27 kg/ha | 4.63 kg/ha | 11.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.21 kg/ha | 7.87 kg/ha | 15.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.43 kg/ha | 5.16 kg/ha | 7.66 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 2 Faroe Islands 213.43 kg/ha compare
- 3 Malaysia 126.7 kg/ha compare
- 3 Melanesia 9.12 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.71 kg/ha compare
- 4 Qatar 107.57 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brazil 106.65 kg/ha compare
- 6 China, Taiwan Province of 105.9 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5.43 kg/ha compare
- 7 Belgium-Luxembourg 98.54 kg/ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 4.24 kg/ha compare
- 8 Costa Rica 96.89 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 5.68 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 (%).