Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in USSR

USSR: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 5.09 million t in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
5.09 million t
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 201 countries
All-time high
7.05 million t
in 1987
All-time low
703,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in USSR, 1961–1991

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1961197619911961: 703.0k t1962: 826.0k t1963: 901.0k t1964: 1.4M t1965: 1.9M t1966: 1.9M t1967: 2.1M t1968: 2.2M t1969: 2.3M t1970: 2.6M t1971: 2.8M t1972: 3.2M t1973: 3.6M t1974: 3.9M t1975: 5.2M t1976: 5.6M t1977: 5.4M t1978: 5.4M t1979: 4.4M t1980: 4.9M t1981: 4.9M t1982: 5.0M t1983: 6.2M t1984: 6.2M t1985: 6.8M t1986: 6.7M t1987: 7.1M t1988: 7.0M t1989: 6.4M t1990: 5.1M t1991: 5.1M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

USSR recorded 5.09 million t for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in USSR peaked at 7.05 million t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 703,000 t, in 1961.

That places USSR 4th out of 201 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.59 million t 703,000 t 2.32 million t 9
1970s 4.20 million t 2.57 million t 5.58 million t 10
1980s 6.11 million t 4.90 million t 7.05 million t 10
1990s 5.09 million t 5.08 million t 5.09 million t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 China 7.83 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 7.31 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 6.76 million t compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 1.42 million t compare
  5. 6 India 1.40 million t compare
  6. 7 Malaysia 1.04 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in USSR?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in USSR was 5.09 million t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 7.05 million t in 1987.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 703,000 t in 1961.
How does USSR rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
USSR ranks 4th out of 201 countries with data for 1991.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR 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

Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,440 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).