Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil

Brazil: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 47.01 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
47.01 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
35th
of 201 countries
All-time high
55 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
8.47 kg/ha
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil stood at 47.01 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil peaked at 55 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.47 kg/ha, in 1962.

Brazil ranks 35th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.5 kg/ha 8.47 kg/ha 10.91 kg/ha 9
1970s 17.27 kg/ha 13.3 kg/ha 21.93 kg/ha 10
1980s 16.25 kg/ha 12.29 kg/ha 22.65 kg/ha 10
1990s 24.61 kg/ha 18.49 kg/ha 28.92 kg/ha 10
2000s 31.86 kg/ha 10.98 kg/ha 44.57 kg/ha 10
2010s 35.98 kg/ha 28.58 kg/ha 40.88 kg/ha 10
2020s 47.7 kg/ha 42.35 kg/ha 55 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 48.64 kg/ha compare
  2. 33 Israel 48.36 kg/ha compare
  3. 34 Uruguay 48.15 kg/ha compare
  4. 36 Portugal 45.07 kg/ha compare
  5. 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.7 kg/ha compare
  6. 38 Tuvalu 40.61 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Brazil was 47.01 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 55 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 8.47 kg/ha in 1962.
How does Brazil rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 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 (%).