Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 965,728 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 965,728 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 965,728 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44,872 t, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 13th 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 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,872 t | — |
| 1962 | 46,612 t | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 55,410 t | +18.9% |
| 1964 | 67,644 t | +22.1% |
| 1965 | 83,211 t | +23.0% |
| 1966 | 87,527 t | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 97,726 t | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 139,341 t | +42.6% |
| 1969 | 127,532 t | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 132,692 t | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 147,761 t | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 176,354 t | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 193,882 t | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 206,723 t | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 227,667 t | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 243,159 t | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 253,057 t | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 305,250 t | +20.6% |
| 1979 | 264,810 t | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 255,870 t | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 303,594 t | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 254,253 t | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 283,157 t | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 284,432 t | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 342,775 t | +20.5% |
| 1986 | 263,897 t | -23.0% |
| 1987 | 277,108 t | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 295,587 t | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 266,647 t | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 278,372 t | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 255,055 t | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 207,867 t | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 200,809 t | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 240,086 t | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 240,211 t | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 301,673 t | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 312,991 t | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 293,798 t | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 309,862 t | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 267,569 t | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 326,090 t | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 304,948 t | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 315,275 t | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 375,892 t | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 357,164 t | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 349,235 t | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 354,375 t | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 300,626 t | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 329,064 t | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 425,586 t | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 494,043 t | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 620,109 t | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 578,480 t | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 613,569 t | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 698,986 t | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 743,604 t | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 826,146 t | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 788,804 t | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 847,383 t | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 882,327 t | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 841,449 t | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 813,761 t | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 965,728 t | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,319 t | 44,872 t | 139,341 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 215,136 t | 132,692 t | 305,250 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 282,732 t | 254,253 t | 342,775 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 264,072 t | 200,809 t | 312,991 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 328,024 t | 267,569 t | 375,892 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 663,671 t | 425,586 t | 847,383 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 875,816 t | 813,761 t | 965,728 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13,820 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 491,222 t compare
- 11 Bangladesh 466,712 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,417 t compare
- 12 Belarus 326,720 t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,717 t compare
- 13 Poland 288,530 t compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 7,829 t compare
- 14 Colombia 281,155 t compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,689 t compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,645 t compare
- 15 Spain 248,934 t compare
- 16 Germany 238,043 t compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 2,253 t compare
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 965,728 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 965,728 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,872 t in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 (%).