Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 8.37 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 8.37 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia peaked at 12.35 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2242 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Asia 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2242 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2298 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2963 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3479 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1965 | 0.383 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.52 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7447 kg/ha | +43.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7379 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7002 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8626 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 1.05 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 1.22 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 1.34 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 1.2 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9509 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1976 | 1.28 kg/ha | +34.4% |
| 1977 | 1.78 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 1978 | 2.05 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 2.08 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.28 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 2.46 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 2.31 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 2.43 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 3.07 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1985 | 3.11 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.23 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 3.3 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.74 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 4.23 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 4.77 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 4.77 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.36 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 1993 | 3.48 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 4.16 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 4.23 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.95 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 5.04 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 5.04 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.36 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 5.93 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 6.39 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 6.12 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 6.21 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.83 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 9.06 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 8.74 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 9.61 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 11.45 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 12.35 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 12.19 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.74 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 8.08 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 8.23 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 9.98 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 9.54 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 9.91 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.93 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 10.77 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.5 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 12.32 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 10.48 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 7.59 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 2023 | 8.37 kg/ha | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4649 kg/ha | 0.2242 kg/ha | 0.7447 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 kg/ha | 0.8626 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.01 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 4.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.52 kg/ha | 3.36 kg/ha | 6.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.37 kg/ha | 5.93 kg/ha | 12.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 kg/ha | 8.08 kg/ha | 12.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.69 kg/ha | 7.59 kg/ha | 12.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 12 China 61.02 kg/ha compare
- 13 Belarus 57.79 kg/ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 57.33 kg/ha compare
- 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 Republic of Korea 51.35 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia was 8.37 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.35 kg/ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2242 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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 (%).