Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Americas
Americas: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 11.91 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Americas stood at 11.91 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Americas peaked at 11.91 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.79 million t, in 1961.
Americas ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.79 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.92 million t | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 2.11 million t | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 2.21 million t | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 2.48 million t | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 2.80 million t | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 2.97 million t | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 3.20 million t | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 3.31 million t | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 3.51 million t | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 3.60 million t | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 3.80 million t | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 4.28 million t | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 4.02 million t | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 4.37 million t | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 4.98 million t | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 5.14 million t | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 5.61 million t | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 5.80 million t | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 6.07 million t | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 5.24 million t | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 4.80 million t | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 5.09 million t | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 5.48 million t | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 5.19 million t | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 5.27 million t | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 5.41 million t | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 5.38 million t | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.41 million t | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 5.30 million t | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 5.22 million t | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.30 million t | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.68 million t | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 5.74 million t | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.77 million t | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.16 million t | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 6.51 million t | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 6.18 million t | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 6.13 million t | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 6.49 million t | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 6.64 million t | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.78 million t | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 7.97 million t | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 8.20 million t | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.03 million t | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 7.49 million t | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 8.00 million t | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 6.70 million t | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 5.92 million t | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 7.65 million t | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 8.43 million t | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 8.53 million t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.22 million t | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 9.43 million t | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.09 million t | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 9.78 million t | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 10.26 million t | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 10.36 million t | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.31 million t | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.27 million t | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 11.88 million t | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.95 million t | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 11.91 million t | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.53 million t | 1.79 million t | 3.31 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.51 million t | 3.51 million t | 5.80 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 million t | 4.80 million t | 6.07 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.80 million t | 5.22 million t | 6.51 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.12 million t | 5.92 million t | 8.20 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.31 million t | 7.65 million t | 10.36 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.50 million t | 10.95 million t | 11.91 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Americas?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Americas was 11.91 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 11.91 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 million t in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).