Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 73.6 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Malaysia is 73.6 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 173.6% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Malaysia peaked at 79.53 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.46 kg/ha, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.46 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.66 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 2.73 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 3.13 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 2.57 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 5.85 kg/ha | +127.4% |
| 1967 | 6.42 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 4.08 kg/ha | -36.5% |
| 1969 | 8.61 kg/ha | +111.1% |
| 1970 | 11.4 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 1971 | 9.98 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 12.52 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1973 | 14.83 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 14.82 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 13.02 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 16.9 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1977 | 18.41 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 20.29 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 26.75 kg/ha | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 25.17 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 15.33 kg/ha | -39.1% |
| 1982 | 14.25 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 18.82 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 1984 | 29.97 kg/ha | +59.3% |
| 1985 | 25.29 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 24.23 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 35.46 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 1988 | 46.02 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1989 | 34.99 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1990 | 38.53 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 40.78 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 38.42 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 39.58 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 57.55 kg/ha | +45.4% |
| 1995 | 43.22 kg/ha | -24.9% |
| 1996 | 47.81 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 48.87 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 62.55 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 51.11 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 39.38 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 37.49 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 33.51 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 34.03 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 64.18 kg/ha | +88.6% |
| 2005 | 46.36 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 62.07 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 2007 | 70.14 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 39.5 kg/ha | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 7.67 kg/ha | -80.6% |
| 2010 | 69.24 kg/ha | +803.0% |
| 2011 | 70.88 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 55.58 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 51.13 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 79.53 kg/ha | +55.5% |
| 2015 | 48.22 kg/ha | -39.4% |
| 2016 | 64.91 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 2017 | 61.5 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 70.92 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 18.74 kg/ha | -73.6% |
| 2020 | 41.82 kg/ha | +123.1% |
| 2021 | 71.44 kg/ha | +70.8% |
| 2022 | 26.9 kg/ha | -62.4% |
| 2023 | 73.6 kg/ha | +173.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 73.6 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5189 kg/ha. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 73.6 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.62 kg/ha, 28.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malaysia 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 | +803.0% | 7.67 kg/ha | 69.24 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.28 kg/ha | 2.46 kg/ha | 8.61 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.89 kg/ha | 9.98 kg/ha | 26.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.95 kg/ha | 14.25 kg/ha | 46.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.84 kg/ha | 38.42 kg/ha | 62.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.43 kg/ha | 7.67 kg/ha | 70.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.06 kg/ha | 18.74 kg/ha | 79.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.44 kg/ha | 26.9 kg/ha | 73.6 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 22 Uzbekistan 82.28 kg/ha compare
- 23 Belarus 75.35 kg/ha compare
- 24 Barbados 74.03 kg/ha compare
- 26 Colombia 70.43 kg/ha compare
- 27 Iceland 59.98 kg/ha compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire -12.14 kg/ha compare
- 28 Tajikistan 58.06 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Malaysia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Malaysia was 73.6 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.53 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 (%).