Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Asia
Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 9.99 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Asia is 9.99 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Asia peaked at 14.7 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.8 kg/ha, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.11 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.8 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 3.1 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 3.09 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.16 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 3.23 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 3.69 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 3.82 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 3.7 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 3.03 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1971 | 3.29 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 4.16 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1973 | 3.66 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 3.92 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 3.22 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 3.4 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 3.33 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 3.34 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.05 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 4.08 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 4.16 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.25 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 3.6 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 3.44 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 3.64 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 4.37 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 5.56 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1988 | 5.96 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 5.54 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 5.89 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 6.33 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 4.93 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 4.09 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 6.22 kg/ha | +52.1% |
| 1995 | 6.61 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 6.01 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 6.4 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 6.47 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.69 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 6.61 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.05 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 7.55 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 7.93 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 9.75 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 10.83 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 10.09 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 11.66 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 9.22 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 6.33 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 2010 | 10.52 kg/ha | +66.3% |
| 2011 | 10.01 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.17 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 9.34 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 13.15 kg/ha | +40.8% |
| 2015 | 13.41 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 13.96 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 12.84 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 10.58 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 12.46 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 11.45 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 8.97 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 9.99 kg/ha | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 kg/ha | 2.8 kg/ha | 3.82 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.54 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 4.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.36 kg/ha | 3.25 kg/ha | 5.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.96 kg/ha | 4.09 kg/ha | 6.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7 kg/ha | 6.33 kg/ha | 11.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.77 kg/ha | 9.17 kg/ha | 14.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.72 kg/ha | 8.97 kg/ha | 12.46 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Faroe Islands 4,044 kg/ha compare
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 40.11 kg/ha compare
- 2 Kuwait 548.14 kg/ha compare
- 2 Viet Nam 26.04 kg/ha compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.11 kg/ha compare
- 3 Singapore 428.28 kg/ha compare
- 4 Montenegro 411.45 kg/ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.3998 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ireland 300.53 kg/ha compare
- 6 China, Hong Kong SAR 216.26 kg/ha compare
- 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 205.63 kg/ha compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova -3.15 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 80.38 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Asia was 9.99 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).