Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America
United States of America: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 21.49 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 21.49 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America peaked at 22.5 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.35 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places United States of America 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.35 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9.3 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 10.03 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 10.6 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 11.91 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 13.58 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 14.46 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 14.35 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 14.22 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 14.89 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 15.35 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 15.97 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 17.91 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 16.47 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 18.17 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 20.54 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 20.11 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 21.62 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 22.18 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 22.41 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 20.48 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 17.85 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 20 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 20 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18.4 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 17.42 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 17.85 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 17.56 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 18.51 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 18.19 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 18.17 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 18.64 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 19.21 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 18.93 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 19.2 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 20.15 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 20.04 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 18.99 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 18.91 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 18.78 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 18.91 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 19.09 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.57 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 20.48 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 18.94 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 20.86 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 19.18 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 12.82 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 2009 | 18.68 kg/ha | +45.7% |
| 2010 | 19.35 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 19.66 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 20.8 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 22.5 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 20.21 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 20.89 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 21.89 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 21.96 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.56 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 21.21 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 22.09 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 20.29 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 21.44 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 21.49 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.87 kg/ha | 8.35 kg/ha | 14.46 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.32 kg/ha | 14.89 kg/ha | 22.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.05 kg/ha | 17.42 kg/ha | 22.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.04 kg/ha | 18.17 kg/ha | 20.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.93 kg/ha | 12.82 kg/ha | 21.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9 kg/ha | 19.35 kg/ha | 22.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.33 kg/ha | 20.29 kg/ha | 22.09 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America was 21.49 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.35 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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 (%).