Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 5.24 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western 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 Western Asia is 5.24 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia peaked at 6.21 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2561 kg/ha, in 1962.
Western Asia ranks 18th of 29 groups 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2724 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2561 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3466 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3481 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4464 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4699 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5634 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6661 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 0.681 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8278 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8658 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 1.16 kg/ha | +34.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9926 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 1.04 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 1.17 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 1.23 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 1.14 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.24 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 1.38 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 1.51 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 1.32 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 1.66 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1983 | 1.86 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 1.99 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 2.45 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1986 | 2.59 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 2.75 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 2.68 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.86 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 2.46 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 2.79 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 2.94 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2.25 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 2.42 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 2.68 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 2.58 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.99 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 2.78 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 3.01 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 2.77 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.04 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.34 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 3.38 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.64 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.83 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.51 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 2.64 kg/ha | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 2.94 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 3.41 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 3.42 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.89 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 4.18 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 4.43 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 4.28 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.71 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 4.63 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.24 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 5.5 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.21 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 4.94 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 5.24 kg/ha | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.45 kg/ha | 0.2561 kg/ha | 0.681 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 kg/ha | 0.8278 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | 2.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.66 kg/ha | 2.25 kg/ha | 2.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2 kg/ha | 2.64 kg/ha | 3.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 kg/ha | 2.94 kg/ha | 5.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.47 kg/ha | 4.94 kg/ha | 6.21 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
- 19 Belgium 46.49 kg/ha compare
- 20 Uruguay 46.25 kg/ha compare
- 21 New Caledonia 45.18 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Asia was 5.24 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2561 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Western Asia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Western Asia ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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 (%).