Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal
Nepal: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -13.96 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal, 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 Nepal is -13.96 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 472.6% on the previous year and down 264.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal peaked at 17.4 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, -13.96 kg/ha, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 178th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.79 kg/ha | 10.98 kg/ha | 12.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.85 kg/ha | 11.64 kg/ha | 16.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.09 kg/ha | 13.81 kg/ha | 17.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.18 kg/ha | 10.39 kg/ha | 12.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.23 kg/ha | 8.37 kg/ha | 10.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.68 kg/ha | 6.12 kg/ha | 8.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 kg/ha | -13.96 kg/ha | 8.79 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal was -13.96 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 kg/ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.96 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Nepal ranks 178th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 264.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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 (%).