Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium by country
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...
Countries reporting
202
Highest
7.83 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Cook Islands
Median
7,953 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,440
What the numbers show
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 7.83 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,953 t, and the mean is 196,213 t.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 1,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7.83 million t | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 7.31 million t | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 6.76 million t | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 420,259 t | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 5.09 million t | 1991 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 101,662 t | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1.42 million t | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 1.40 million t | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Malaysia | 1.04 million t | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 49,816 t | 2023 | up 421.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Thailand | 659,883 t | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17,633 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 643,167 t | 2023 | up 149.6% | rising |
| 9 | Melanesia | 14,679 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 491,222 t | 2023 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 13,820 t | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 466,712 t | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12,417 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Belarus | 326,720 t | 2023 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8,717 t | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 288,530 t | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 7,829 t | 2023 | up 219.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 281,155 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,689 t | 2023 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 248,934 t | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3,645 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 238,043 t | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,253 t | 2023 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 221,648 t | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 17 | Polynesia | 63.91 t | 2023 | down 68.3% | rising |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 194,648 t | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 4.15 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Australia | 183,384 t | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 181,025 t | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 154,745 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 154,589 t | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Yugoslav SFR | 154,300 t | 1991 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 149,854 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Paraguay | 142,694 t | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Myanmar | 140,166 t | 2023 | up 511.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Japan | 125,982 t | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51,543 t | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Egypt | 115,038 t | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Caribbean | 31,491 t | 2023 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 110,971 t | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 21.58 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 106,488 t | 2023 | up 230.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 103,535 t | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 103,474 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 98,440 t | 2023 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 88,000 t | 1999 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 82,500 t | 2023 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 77,636 t | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 74,180 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 63,055 t | 2023 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 60,682 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 52,744 t | 2023 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 49,649 t | 2023 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Kenya | 49,474 t | 2023 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 45,567 t | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 41,210 t | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 45 | Denmark | 39,840 t | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 46 | Morocco | 39,152 t | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 38,476 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 37,696 t | 2023 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Nigeria | 37,399 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Lithuania | 35,625 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 35,109 t | 2023 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 52 | Czechoslovakia | 35,100 t | 1992 | down 94.3% | flat |
| 53 | Hungary | 34,862 t | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 33,898 t | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 55 | Argentina | 32,819 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Cameroon | 32,609 t | 2023 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 32,440 t | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 32,366 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 59 | Greece | 31,993 t | 2023 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 60 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 31,310 t | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 61 | Algeria | 30,295 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 62 | Zambia | 30,128 t | 2023 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Ireland | 27,786 t | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 64 | Israel | 27,705 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 65 | Ghana | 23,665 t | 2023 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Cambodia | 23,371 t | 2023 | up 381.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 20,930 t | 2023 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 20,927 t | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Malawi | 20,424 t | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Finland | 19,996 t | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 71 | Austria | 19,948 t | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 19,726 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 19,052 t | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 74 | Latvia | 18,890 t | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 18,758 t | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Czechia | 18,055 t | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 77 | Croatia | 17,889 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 78 | Senegal | 15,748 t | 2023 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Panama | 14,851 t | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Mali | 13,727 t | 2023 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Slovakia | 12,470 t | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 82 | New Zealand | 11,264 t | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 10,934 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Mozambique | 10,455 t | 2023 | up 203.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Oman | 9,601 t | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 9,560 t | 2023 | up 1,819.8% | falling |
| 87 | Chad | 9,172 t | 2023 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Estonia | 8,975 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 8,576 t | 2023 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Benin | 8,337 t | 2023 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Togo | 8,078 t | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Norway | 7,458 t | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 93 | Slovenia | 7,239 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 94 | Angola | 7,031 t | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Jordan | 6,556 t | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Kuwait | 6,410 t | 2023 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,286 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 98 | Switzerland | 6,274 t | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 99 | Rwanda | 5,876 t | 2023 | up 220.6% | volatile |
| 100 | El Salvador | 5,864 t | 2023 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Gabon | 5,325 t | 2023 | up 402.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Uganda | 5,262 t | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 5,221 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Belize | 4,795 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Sudan (former) | 3,750 t | 2011 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 3,750 t | 2023 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Tunisia | 3,606 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 108 | Lebanon | 3,448 t | 2023 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 109 | Nepal | 3,251 t | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Burundi | 3,060 t | 2023 | up 769.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Georgia | 2,978 t | 2023 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Madagascar | 2,939 t | 2023 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 113 | Cyprus | 2,823 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 114 | Botswana | 2,692 t | 2023 | up 1,774.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Congo | 2,668 t | 2023 | up 430.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Qatar | 2,582 t | 2023 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 2,532 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 2,479 t | 2023 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 119 | Sudan | 2,321 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Iceland | 2,096 t | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 2,094 t | 2023 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Guyana | 2,084 t | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 2,074 t | 2023 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Mauritius | 2,032 t | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 125 | Fiji | 2,024 t | 2023 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Jamaica | 1,907 t | 2023 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Niger | 1,770 t | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Yemen | 1,746 t | 2023 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Haiti | 1,696 t | 2023 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Puerto Rico | 1,625 t | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 1,599 t | 2023 | up 670.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Albania | 1,511 t | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Armenia | 1,325 t | 2023 | up 1,236.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Vanuatu | 1,284 t | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Liberia | 1,267 t | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,184 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,167 t | 2023 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | 1,164 t | 2023 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 1,069 t | 2023 | up 604.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 859.47 t | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritania | 832.49 t | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 724.59 t | 2023 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Gambia | 576.85 t | 2023 | up 1,479.5% | volatile |
| 144 | New Caledonia | 438.24 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 425.29 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 146 | Montenegro | 400.89 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 147 | Lesotho | 360.22 t | 2023 | up 494.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Suriname | 327.44 t | 2023 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Namibia | 284.69 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea | 214.14 t | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Brunei Darussalam | 194.22 t | 2023 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 171.81 t | 2023 | up 73.9% | falling |
| 153 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 167.66 t | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 154 | Bahamas | 156.04 t | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Bhutan | 131.97 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 126.16 t | 2023 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Ethiopia PDR | 100 t | 1983 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | 88.81 t | 2023 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 83 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahrain | 81.34 t | 2023 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 72.21 t | 2023 | up 117.5% | falling |
| 162 | Comoros | 66.4 t | 2023 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 53.12 t | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Maldives | 49.8 t | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | 29.05 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Grenada | 27.39 t | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 167 | Singapore | 19.92 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.92 t | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Seychelles | 16.6 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 170 | Faroe Islands | 14.94 t | 2023 | down 90.3% | falling |
| 171 | Tonga | 9.96 t | 2023 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Djibouti | 5.81 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.32 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 173 | South Sudan | 3.32 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Eritrea | 0.83 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Tuvalu | 0.83 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 177 | Central African Republic | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Dominica | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Cook Islands | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 29.95 million t
- Asia 14.31 million t
- Americas 11.91 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 854,551 t
- Eastern Asia 8.05 million t
- South America 7.55 million t
- Northern America 3.97 million t
- Middle Africa 60,737 t
- South-Eastern Asia 3.91 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 56,905 t
- United States of America 3.32 million t
- Europe 2.75 million t
- Southern Asia 2.00 million t
- European Union (27) 1.61 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.41 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.37 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 965,728 t
- Africa 779,362 t
- Western Europe 558,856 t
- Southern Europe 486,212 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 450,599 t
- Central America 360,020 t
- Northern Europe 291,379 t
- Western Asia 234,431 t
- Oceania 209,395 t
- Western Africa 197,510 t
- Northern Africa 192,485 t
- Eastern Africa 168,070 t
- Southern Africa 160,561 t
- Central Asia 120,509 t
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 (%).