Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Central America
Central America: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.29 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Central America, 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 Central America is 1.29 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 62.3% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Central America peaked at 5.51 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.08 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Central America 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | -0.9447 kg/ha | -1.73 kg/ha | -0.0874 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1425 kg/ha | -0.995 kg/ha | 2.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0631 kg/ha | -1.39 kg/ha | 1.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1637 kg/ha | -2.08 kg/ha | 2.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 kg/ha | 0.7092 kg/ha | 3.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 4.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 kg/ha | 0.7976 kg/ha | 5.51 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 14 New Caledonia 98.3 kg/ha compare
- 15 Djibouti 94.79 kg/ha compare
- 16 Slovenia 91.05 kg/ha compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 90.73 kg/ha compare
- 18 Costa Rica 90.28 kg/ha compare
- 19 Trinidad and Tobago 89.01 kg/ha compare
- 20 Luxembourg 85.57 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 54.58 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Central America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Central America was 1.29 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.08 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Central America rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Central America ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America 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 (%).