Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 17.6 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 17.6 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Ecuador peaked at 37.54 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, -10.71 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places Ecuador 65th out of 186 countries 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -6.47 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -6.21 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1963 | -5.71 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1964 | -10.21 kg/ha | +78.6% |
| 1965 | -10.71 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1966 | -7.74 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 1967 | -6.36 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1968 | -5.01 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1969 | -3.71 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1970 | -2.86 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1971 | -3.27 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 1.25 kg/ha | -138.1% |
| 1973 | 2 kg/ha | +60.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6789 kg/ha | -66.0% |
| 1975 | 1.45 kg/ha | +113.4% |
| 1976 | 7.53 kg/ha | +419.8% |
| 1977 | 6.54 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 7.31 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 12.79 kg/ha | +74.9% |
| 1980 | 10.9 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 11.47 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 12.34 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 12.52 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 10.57 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 1.11 kg/ha | -89.5% |
| 1986 | 3.35 kg/ha | +202.7% |
| 1987 | 1.69 kg/ha | -49.5% |
| 1988 | 4.32 kg/ha | +155.1% |
| 1989 | 1.84 kg/ha | -57.5% |
| 1990 | 3.43 kg/ha | +86.4% |
| 1991 | 7.46 kg/ha | +117.6% |
| 1992 | 5.74 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 1.92 kg/ha | -66.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8571 kg/ha | -55.3% |
| 1995 | 2.81 kg/ha | +228.4% |
| 1996 | 4.51 kg/ha | +60.2% |
| 1997 | 4.77 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 9.9 kg/ha | +107.7% |
| 1999 | 9.54 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 11 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 12.43 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 13.73 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 10.72 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 21.38 kg/ha | +99.4% |
| 2005 | 8.43 kg/ha | -60.6% |
| 2006 | 22.6 kg/ha | +168.0% |
| 2007 | 14.03 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 2008 | 12.24 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2009 | -0.1801 kg/ha | -101.5% |
| 2010 | 17.82 kg/ha | -9996.2% |
| 2011 | 22.71 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 12.5 kg/ha | -45.0% |
| 2013 | 18.64 kg/ha | +49.1% |
| 2014 | 27.3 kg/ha | +46.5% |
| 2015 | 9.6 kg/ha | -64.8% |
| 2016 | 18.93 kg/ha | +97.2% |
| 2017 | 23.33 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 37.54 kg/ha | +60.9% |
| 2019 | 25.13 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 2020 | 30.08 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 18.53 kg/ha | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 19.36 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 17.6 kg/ha | -9.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 17.6 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5189 kg/ha. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 17.6 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.22 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +9996.2% | -0.1801 kg/ha | 17.82 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +419.8% | 1.45 kg/ha | 7.53 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.9 kg/ha | -10.71 kg/ha | -3.71 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.34 kg/ha | -3.27 kg/ha | 12.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.01 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 12.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.09 kg/ha | 0.8571 kg/ha | 9.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.64 kg/ha | -0.1801 kg/ha | 22.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.35 kg/ha | 9.6 kg/ha | 37.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.39 kg/ha | 17.6 kg/ha | 30.08 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 62 New Zealand 18.97 kg/ha compare
- 63 Cook Islands 18.24 kg/ha compare
- 64 Myanmar 17.81 kg/ha compare
- 66 Finland 17.57 kg/ha compare
- 67 Mauritania 17.19 kg/ha compare
- 68 Sweden 16.17 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Ecuador?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Ecuador was 17.6 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 37.54 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.71 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Ecuador rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 (%).