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 68th out of 201 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.
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
- 65 New Zealand 18.97 kg/ha compare
- 66 Cook Islands 18.24 kg/ha compare
- 67 Myanmar 17.81 kg/ha compare
- 69 Finland 17.57 kg/ha compare
- 70 Mauritania 17.19 kg/ha compare
- 71 Sweden 16.17 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish — Production 198,857 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,609 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 810 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 21,249 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 38,153 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 176,841 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 161,648 t (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 68th out of 201 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 (%).