Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -2.22 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at -2.22 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 0.1895 kg/ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, -2.58 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 20th out of 29 groups 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.3879 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.4268 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1963 | -0.4296 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | -0.5932 kg/ha | +38.1% |
| 1965 | -0.3717 kg/ha | -37.3% |
| 1966 | -0.2382 kg/ha | -35.9% |
| 1967 | -0.4755 kg/ha | +99.6% |
| 1968 | -0.0646 kg/ha | -86.4% |
| 1969 | -0.4482 kg/ha | +593.8% |
| 1970 | -0.6116 kg/ha | +36.5% |
| 1971 | -0.5296 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1972 | -0.4485 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1973 | -0.4447 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7852 kg/ha | +76.6% |
| 1975 | -0.5512 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 1976 | -0.4743 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1977 | -0.3146 kg/ha | -33.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1895 kg/ha | -160.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0742 kg/ha | -60.8% |
| 1980 | -0.3893 kg/ha | -624.7% |
| 1981 | -0.3619 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1982 | -0.6504 kg/ha | +79.7% |
| 1983 | -0.577 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1984 | -0.4281 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 1985 | -0.4324 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | -0.9748 kg/ha | +125.4% |
| 1987 | -0.6135 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 1988 | -1.06 kg/ha | +72.0% |
| 1989 | -1.03 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1990 | -0.9723 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1991 | -1.62 kg/ha | +66.5% |
| 1992 | -1.97 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1993 | -1.92 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1994 | -1.53 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1995 | -1.65 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1996 | -1.58 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1997 | -1.51 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1998 | -1.93 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 1999 | -1.73 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2000 | -1.8 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2001 | -2.11 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2002 | -2.28 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2003 | -2.22 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2004 | -1.92 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2005 | -2.57 kg/ha | +33.7% |
| 2006 | -2.5 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | -2.21 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2008 | -2.38 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2009 | -2.2 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2010 | -2.39 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2011 | -2.29 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2012 | -2 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2013 | -2.45 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2014 | -2.5 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | -1.95 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 2016 | -1.56 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2017 | -1.55 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | -1.97 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 2019 | -1.93 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | -2.19 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2021 | -2.26 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | -2.58 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2023 | -2.22 kg/ha | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3817 kg/ha | -0.5932 kg/ha | -0.0646 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.3896 kg/ha | -0.7852 kg/ha | 0.1895 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6511 kg/ha | -1.06 kg/ha | -0.3619 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.64 kg/ha | -1.97 kg/ha | -0.9723 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.22 kg/ha | -2.57 kg/ha | -1.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.06 kg/ha | -2.5 kg/ha | -1.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.31 kg/ha | -2.58 kg/ha | -2.19 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 17 Republic of Korea 90.73 kg/ha compare
- 18 Costa Rica 90.28 kg/ha compare
- 19 Trinidad and Tobago 89.01 kg/ha compare
- 20 Luxembourg 85.57 kg/ha compare
- 21 China, Taiwan Province of 83.95 kg/ha compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 82.28 kg/ha compare
- 23 Belarus 75.35 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was -2.22 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1895 kg/ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.58 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 (%).