Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 36.67 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Bangladesh stood at 36.67 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Bangladesh peaked at 36.67 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.85 kg/ha, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 43rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.85 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.54 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1963 | 3.13 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1964 | 3.88 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1965 | 3.32 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 4.01 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1967 | 2.98 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1968 | 3.58 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1969 | 3.47 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 4.57 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 1971 | 4.93 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 5.26 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 3.98 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 4.48 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 4.02 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 4.81 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 5.28 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 7.22 kg/ha | +36.8% |
| 1979 | 8.27 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 3.27 kg/ha | -60.5% |
| 1981 | 3.35 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 3.26 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.85 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1984 | 3.82 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.19 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 3.88 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 5.41 kg/ha | +39.2% |
| 1988 | 5.65 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 5.87 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 8.33 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1991 | 7.37 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 7.34 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.72 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 11.15 kg/ha | +66.0% |
| 1995 | 11.53 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 13.53 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 13.83 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 14.65 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 14.24 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 10.41 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2001 | 13.97 kg/ha | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 14.86 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 15.52 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 17.6 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 13.58 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 9.5 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 10.25 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 3.96 kg/ha | -61.4% |
| 2009 | 8.87 kg/ha | +123.9% |
| 2010 | 12.05 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 22.77 kg/ha | +89.0% |
| 2012 | 25.95 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 23.8 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 24.8 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 28.43 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 32.66 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 32.74 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 29.51 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 27.84 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 29.96 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 33.23 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 31.73 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 36.67 kg/ha | +15.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 36.67 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.81 kg/ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 36.67 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is -9.36 kg/ha. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +123.9% | 3.96 kg/ha | 8.87 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.42 kg/ha | 2.85 kg/ha | 4.01 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.28 kg/ha | 3.98 kg/ha | 8.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 kg/ha | 3.19 kg/ha | 5.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.87 kg/ha | 6.72 kg/ha | 14.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.85 kg/ha | 3.96 kg/ha | 17.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.06 kg/ha | 12.05 kg/ha | 32.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9 kg/ha | 29.96 kg/ha | 36.67 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 40 Germany 39.19 kg/ha compare
- 41 Puerto Rico 37.69 kg/ha compare
- 42 China 36.76 kg/ha compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 36.33 kg/ha compare
- 45 Cyprus 33.56 kg/ha compare
- 46 China, mainland 33.05 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Bangladesh?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Bangladesh was 36.67 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 36.67 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Bangladesh ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 (%).