Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 548.14 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait stood at 548.14 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 219.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Kuwait peaked at 548.14 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.24 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Kuwait 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 243.57 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 241.85 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 250.45 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 257.71 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 264.86 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 271.88 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 288.08 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 302.34 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 307.45 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 316.17 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 312.99 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 350.2 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 324.79 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 309.11 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 340.33 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 323.65 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 309.38 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 339.33 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 393.12 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 384.9 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 240.82 kg/ha | -37.4% |
| 1982 | 228.37 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 273.21 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 193.75 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 1985 | 207.87 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 170.41 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 222.15 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 1988 | 145.28 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 1989 | 155.24 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 134.8 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 74.41 kg/ha | -44.8% |
| 1992 | 62.76 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 81.08 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 1994 | 92.44 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 79.88 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 82.77 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 71.5 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 82.79 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 79.1 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 34.58 kg/ha | -56.3% |
| 2001 | 30.29 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 34.39 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 28.37 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 37.51 kg/ha | +32.2% |
| 2005 | 38.53 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 116.94 kg/ha | +203.5% |
| 2007 | 73.75 kg/ha | -36.9% |
| 2008 | 184.71 kg/ha | +150.5% |
| 2009 | 47.13 kg/ha | -74.5% |
| 2010 | 28.24 kg/ha | -40.1% |
| 2011 | 155.24 kg/ha | +449.7% |
| 2012 | 155.85 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 171.43 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 221.81 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 470.88 kg/ha | +112.3% |
| 2016 | 530.78 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 542.7 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 537.55 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 400.94 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 524.9 kg/ha | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 434.7 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 487.51 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 548.14 kg/ha | +12.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 548.14 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.36 kg/ha, 19.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 548.14 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.59 kg/ha, 98.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +449.7% | 28.24 kg/ha | 155.24 kg/ha |
| 2006 | +203.5% | 38.53 kg/ha | 116.94 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +150.5% | 73.75 kg/ha | 184.71 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +112.3% | 221.81 kg/ha | 470.88 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 269.8 kg/ha | 241.85 kg/ha | 307.45 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 331.91 kg/ha | 309.11 kg/ha | 393.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 222.2 kg/ha | 145.28 kg/ha | 384.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.15 kg/ha | 62.76 kg/ha | 134.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.62 kg/ha | 28.37 kg/ha | 184.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 321.54 kg/ha | 28.24 kg/ha | 542.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 498.81 kg/ha | 434.7 kg/ha | 548.14 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Faroe Islands 4,044 kg/ha compare
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 40.11 kg/ha compare
- 2 Viet Nam 26.04 kg/ha compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.11 kg/ha compare
- 3 Singapore 428.28 kg/ha compare
- 4 Montenegro 411.45 kg/ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.3998 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ireland 300.53 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Kuwait?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Kuwait was 548.14 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 548.14 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.24 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Kuwait rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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 (%).