Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 46.25 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 46.25 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 45.9% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay peaked at 54.17 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2362 kg/ha, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.45 kg/ha | +37.0% |
| 1963 | 1.25 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9667 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1965 | 1.52 kg/ha | +56.9% |
| 1966 | 1.31 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 1.14 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1968 | 1.92 kg/ha | +68.2% |
| 1969 | 1.76 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 2.33 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1971 | 2.62 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 2.54 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 2.2 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 3.14 kg/ha | +42.8% |
| 1975 | 1.76 kg/ha | -43.7% |
| 1976 | 1.86 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.48 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 1.95 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 1979 | 2.25 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 1.86 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1981 | 1.82 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.06 kg/ha | -42.2% |
| 1983 | 1.33 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1984 | 1.89 kg/ha | +41.6% |
| 1985 | 1.42 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 1986 | 1.28 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 1.73 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 1988 | 1.36 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 2.18 kg/ha | +60.3% |
| 1990 | 1.75 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1991 | 2.3 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1992 | 2.45 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 2.82 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 1.67 kg/ha | -40.6% |
| 1995 | 2.76 kg/ha | +65.1% |
| 1996 | 2.19 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9772 kg/ha | -55.4% |
| 1998 | 5.92 kg/ha | +505.4% |
| 1999 | 4.8 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 6.13 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 3.81 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2362 kg/ha | -93.8% |
| 2003 | 2.61 kg/ha | +1005.5% |
| 2004 | 2.16 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 1.97 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2475 kg/ha | -84.5% |
| 2008 | 1.18 kg/ha | +377.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6641 kg/ha | -43.8% |
| 2010 | 5.95 kg/ha | +795.7% |
| 2011 | 2.18 kg/ha | -63.3% |
| 2012 | 7.59 kg/ha | +247.8% |
| 2013 | 30.85 kg/ha | +306.5% |
| 2014 | 25.16 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 21.72 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 23.75 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 33.51 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 48.67 kg/ha | +45.2% |
| 2019 | 42.05 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 54.17 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 2021 | 45.57 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 31.7 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 46.25 kg/ha | +45.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 46.25 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.25 kg/ha, 3.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 46.25 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.87 kg/ha, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1005.5% | 0.2362 kg/ha | 2.61 kg/ha |
| 2010 | +795.7% | 0.6641 kg/ha | 5.95 kg/ha |
| 1998 | +505.4% | 0.9772 kg/ha | 5.92 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +377.6% | 0.2475 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha |
| 2013 | +306.5% | 7.59 kg/ha | 30.85 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 kg/ha | 0.9667 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.21 kg/ha | 1.48 kg/ha | 3.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 2.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 kg/ha | 0.9772 kg/ha | 5.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 kg/ha | 0.2362 kg/ha | 6.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.14 kg/ha | 2.18 kg/ha | 48.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.42 kg/ha | 31.7 kg/ha | 54.17 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 17 Bangladesh 53.04 kg/ha compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 0.414 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2183 kg/ha compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 51.35 kg/ha compare
- 19 Belgium 46.49 kg/ha compare
- 19 Caribbean 4.63 kg/ha compare
- 21 New Caledonia 45.18 kg/ha compare
- 22 Ecuador 40.86 kg/ha compare
- 23 Belize 36.33 kg/ha compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 3.6 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Uruguay was 46.25 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 54.17 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2362 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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 (%).