Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 2.00 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 2.00 million t for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Southern Asia peaked at 2.94 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50,918 t, in 1961.
Southern Asia ranks 9th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,516 t | 50,918 t | 173,319 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 325,147 t | 200,760 t | 493,547 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 718,974 t | 537,141 t | 1.01 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million t | 805,590 t | 1.53 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million t | 1.42 million t | 2.94 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million t | 1.93 million t | 2.90 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million t | 1.81 million t | 2.94 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Southern Asia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Southern Asia was 2.00 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 million t in 2009.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,918 t in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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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 (%).