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 167th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.98 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.12 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 11.55 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 11.72 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 11.6 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 11.88 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 12.25 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 12.48 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 12.5 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 11.64 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 12.6 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 13.23 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 12.06 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 12.61 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 13.55 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 14.37 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 15.78 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 16.08 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 16.59 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 17.4 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 16.94 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 17.11 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 15.92 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 16.19 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 16.3 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 16.8 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 15.76 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 14.64 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 13.81 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 11.25 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 12.12 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 10.66 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 10.65 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 10.39 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 10.92 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 12.19 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 11.22 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 11.76 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 10.6 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 10.67 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9.66 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 9.46 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.37 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 8.77 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 9.05 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9.28 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.94 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.56 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 9.57 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 8.66 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 7.55 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 7.44 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.51 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 7.3 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 8.89 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 7.08 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 6.71 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 6.12 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 8.79 kg/ha | +43.6% |
| 2021 | 6.09 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 3.75 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 2023 | -13.96 kg/ha | -472.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's -13.96 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.81 kg/ha, 3.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's -13.96 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is -9.36 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -472.6% | 3.75 kg/ha | -13.96 kg/ha |
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 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
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 167th out of 186 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 (%).