Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Australia
Australia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -8.36 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded -8.36 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 251.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia peaked at 8.32 kg/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, -8.36 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Australia 163rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 4.46 kg/ha | 2.34 kg/ha | 6.3 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.69 kg/ha | 3.98 kg/ha | 8.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 kg/ha | 0.769 kg/ha | 5.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 kg/ha | -1.94 kg/ha | 5.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2041 kg/ha | -1.7 kg/ha | 4.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.26 kg/ha | -5.39 kg/ha | 0.761 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.89 kg/ha | -8.36 kg/ha | 3.09 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 160 Australia and New Zealand -7.86 kg/ha compare
- 161 Jamaica -8.08 kg/ha compare
- 162 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -8.12 kg/ha compare
- 164 Ukraine -8.58 kg/ha compare
- 165 Congo -8.59 kg/ha compare
- 166 French Polynesia -8.69 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Australia
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.63 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.61 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 51,999 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 450,829 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 806,085 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 587,995 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 484,839 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia was -8.36 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 kg/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.36 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Australia ranks 163rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 251.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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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 (%).