Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -24.66 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded -24.66 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 297.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Lebanon peaked at 22.07 kg/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, -31.84 kg/ha, in 1996.
Lebanon ranks 176th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -5.78 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -7.11 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1963 | -7.97 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1964 | -7.76 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1965 | -10.25 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 1966 | -6.72 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 1967 | -8.11 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1968 | -7.33 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1969 | -3.97 kg/ha | -45.9% |
| 1970 | 4.67 kg/ha | -217.6% |
| 1971 | 3.34 kg/ha | -28.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8761 kg/ha | -73.8% |
| 1973 | 9.47 kg/ha | +980.4% |
| 1974 | 7.99 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1975 | -10.63 kg/ha | -232.9% |
| 1976 | -8.06 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 1977 | -3.15 kg/ha | -60.9% |
| 1978 | 3.36 kg/ha | -206.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5659 kg/ha | -83.2% |
| 1980 | 2.97 kg/ha | +425.5% |
| 1981 | 8.85 kg/ha | +197.7% |
| 1982 | 22.07 kg/ha | +149.3% |
| 1983 | 14.55 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 1984 | 15.4 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 14.6 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1986 | -10.35 kg/ha | -170.9% |
| 1987 | -14.06 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1988 | -12.38 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1989 | -16.38 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 1990 | -22 kg/ha | +34.3% |
| 1991 | -25.5 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1992 | -24.01 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1993 | -21.73 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1994 | -24.98 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1995 | -29.97 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1996 | -31.84 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1997 | -15.7 kg/ha | -50.7% |
| 1998 | -11.96 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1999 | -10.08 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2000 | -9.27 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2001 | -2.99 kg/ha | -67.8% |
| 2002 | -9.46 kg/ha | +216.9% |
| 2003 | -8.96 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2004 | -14.92 kg/ha | +66.5% |
| 2005 | -13.82 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2006 | -15.64 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2007 | -11.45 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2008 | -14.51 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 2009 | -15.78 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2010 | -8.96 kg/ha | -43.2% |
| 2011 | -2.86 kg/ha | -68.0% |
| 2012 | -8.72 kg/ha | +204.4% |
| 2013 | -6.2 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2014 | -11.61 kg/ha | +87.3% |
| 2015 | -9.2 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2016 | -18.1 kg/ha | +96.7% |
| 2017 | -13.33 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 2018 | -12.19 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2019 | -13.74 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2020 | -24.28 kg/ha | +76.7% |
| 2021 | -20.83 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2022 | -25.63 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2023 | -24.66 kg/ha | -3.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's -24.66 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.81 kg/ha, 6.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's -24.66 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.59 kg/ha. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +980.4% | 0.8761 kg/ha | 9.47 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +425.5% | 0.5659 kg/ha | 2.97 kg/ha |
| 1975 | -232.9% | 7.99 kg/ha | -10.63 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.22 kg/ha | -10.25 kg/ha | -3.97 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8438 kg/ha | -10.63 kg/ha | 9.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 kg/ha | -16.38 kg/ha | 22.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -21.78 kg/ha | -31.84 kg/ha | -10.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -11.68 kg/ha | -15.78 kg/ha | -2.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.49 kg/ha | -18.1 kg/ha | -2.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -23.85 kg/ha | -25.63 kg/ha | -20.83 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Lebanon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Lebanon was -24.66 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.07 kg/ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.84 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Lebanon rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Lebanon ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 297.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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 (%).