Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chile
Chile: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 13.52 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chile, 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 Chile stood at 13.52 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 116.7% on the previous year and up 273.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Chile peaked at 26.98 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2213 kg/ha, in 1986.
Chile ranks 77th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chile, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.9 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.89 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.43 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 1964 | 1.83 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 1965 | 2.35 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1966 | 3.57 kg/ha | +51.5% |
| 1967 | 2.3 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 1968 | 1.98 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1969 | 3.57 kg/ha | +80.5% |
| 1970 | 3.47 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 3.72 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 3.74 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 4.63 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1974 | 3.46 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 1975 | 2.33 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 1976 | 2.98 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9348 kg/ha | -68.6% |
| 1978 | 3.14 kg/ha | +235.5% |
| 1979 | 2.83 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 3.27 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 2.31 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1982 | 3.06 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 1983 | 2.68 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5647 kg/ha | -78.9% |
| 1985 | 0.433 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2213 kg/ha | -48.9% |
| 1987 | 1.29 kg/ha | +484.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2746 kg/ha | -78.8% |
| 1989 | 1.42 kg/ha | +417.8% |
| 1990 | 3.72 kg/ha | +161.7% |
| 1991 | 5.76 kg/ha | +54.9% |
| 1992 | 5.55 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 10.4 kg/ha | +87.4% |
| 1994 | 12.45 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 14.15 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 17.89 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 19.82 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 26.18 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 1999 | 26.98 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 19.79 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 16.4 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 6.96 kg/ha | -57.6% |
| 2003 | 9.67 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 14.63 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 2005 | 9.62 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 6.4 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 13.72 kg/ha | +114.3% |
| 2008 | 7.29 kg/ha | -46.9% |
| 2009 | 6.11 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 6.13 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.94 kg/ha | -52.0% |
| 2012 | 6.83 kg/ha | +132.3% |
| 2013 | 3.62 kg/ha | -47.0% |
| 2014 | 4.99 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 2015 | 3.52 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 3.13 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 4.1 kg/ha | +86.6% |
| 2020 | 10.28 kg/ha | +150.7% |
| 2021 | 14.04 kg/ha | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 6.24 kg/ha | -55.5% |
| 2023 | 13.52 kg/ha | +116.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 13.52 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.36 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 13.52 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.22 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +484.8% | 0.2213 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +417.8% | 0.2746 kg/ha | 1.42 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha | 3.57 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.12 kg/ha | 0.9348 kg/ha | 4.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 kg/ha | 0.2213 kg/ha | 3.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.29 kg/ha | 3.72 kg/ha | 26.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.06 kg/ha | 6.11 kg/ha | 19.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha | 6.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.02 kg/ha | 6.24 kg/ha | 14.04 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Chile?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Chile was 13.52 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 26.98 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2213 kg/ha in 1986.
- How does Chile rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Chile ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 273.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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 (%).