Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Pakistan
Pakistan: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 15.3 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 15.3 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 119.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Pakistan peaked at 16.89 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3833 kg/ha, in 1991.
Pakistan ranks 72nd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.99 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1963 | 1.74 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 2.01 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 1.78 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 2.02 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 1.69 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1968 | 1.64 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.62 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.44 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 1.27 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 1.49 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 1.69 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 1.73 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2.33 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 1976 | 2.46 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 2.07 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 2.64 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 2.13 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 1.96 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 2.15 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 1.88 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 3.22 kg/ha | +70.9% |
| 1984 | 1.81 kg/ha | -43.9% |
| 1985 | 1.64 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 2.62 kg/ha | +59.4% |
| 1987 | 2.07 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 2.39 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 2.27 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.83 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3833 kg/ha | -79.1% |
| 1992 | 2.33 kg/ha | +507.4% |
| 1993 | 2.98 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1994 | 2.69 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 1.87 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 1996 | 2.47 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1997 | 3.38 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 1998 | 2.68 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 1999 | 1.7 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 2000 | 2.33 kg/ha | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 3.05 kg/ha | +30.9% |
| 2002 | 3.85 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 3.8 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.99 kg/ha | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 3.05 kg/ha | +53.1% |
| 2006 | 5.17 kg/ha | +69.5% |
| 2007 | 5.05 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.06 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.21 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.05 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 6.02 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 7.28 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 6.96 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 7.84 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 10.25 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 10.35 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.61 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 13.23 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2019 | 14.43 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 15.35 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 15.25 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.89 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 15.3 kg/ha | -9.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 15.3 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.81 kg/ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 15.3 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.59 kg/ha, 2.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +507.4% | 0.3833 kg/ha | 2.33 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 kg/ha | 1.62 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.92 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha | 2.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 3.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.23 kg/ha | 0.3833 kg/ha | 3.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.86 kg/ha | 1.99 kg/ha | 5.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4 kg/ha | 6.02 kg/ha | 14.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7 kg/ha | 15.25 kg/ha | 16.89 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % 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 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Pakistan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Pakistan was 15.3 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.89 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3833 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Pakistan rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Pakistan ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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 (%).