Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Panama
Panama: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 21.67 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Panama recorded 21.67 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.0% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Panama peaked at 24.41 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.35 kg/ha, in 1968.
That places Panama 57th out of 186 countries 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.5745 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.4715 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1963 | -0.7152 kg/ha | +51.7% |
| 1964 | -0.9143 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1965 | -1.63 kg/ha | +78.0% |
| 1966 | -0.7643 kg/ha | -53.0% |
| 1967 | -1.45 kg/ha | +89.3% |
| 1968 | -7.35 kg/ha | +408.3% |
| 1969 | -7.08 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1970 | -5.96 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1971 | -4.97 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1972 | -3.49 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 1973 | -2.26 kg/ha | -35.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9361 kg/ha | -141.3% |
| 1975 | -1.87 kg/ha | -299.7% |
| 1976 | -0.7829 kg/ha | -58.1% |
| 1977 | -1.64 kg/ha | +109.6% |
| 1978 | -4.62 kg/ha | +181.5% |
| 1979 | 3.27 kg/ha | -170.8% |
| 1980 | 9.51 kg/ha | +190.8% |
| 1981 | 4.08 kg/ha | -57.2% |
| 1982 | -1.64 kg/ha | -140.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4908 kg/ha | -130.0% |
| 1984 | 3.4 kg/ha | +592.5% |
| 1985 | -2.25 kg/ha | -166.3% |
| 1986 | 6.13 kg/ha | -372.1% |
| 1987 | 5.97 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 4.34 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1989 | 3.5 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 5.83 kg/ha | +66.8% |
| 1991 | 1.74 kg/ha | -70.2% |
| 1992 | 5.49 kg/ha | +215.8% |
| 1993 | -1.58 kg/ha | -128.8% |
| 1994 | -1.42 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1995 | -1.61 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8723 kg/ha | -154.0% |
| 1997 | 3.21 kg/ha | +268.5% |
| 1998 | 9.2 kg/ha | +186.3% |
| 1999 | 6.42 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 11.12 kg/ha | +73.1% |
| 2001 | 8.07 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 4.28 kg/ha | -46.9% |
| 2003 | 5.97 kg/ha | +39.5% |
| 2004 | 7.22 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 3.21 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7 kg/ha | -47.0% |
| 2007 | 3.47 kg/ha | +103.7% |
| 2008 | 5.53 kg/ha | +59.4% |
| 2009 | 9.85 kg/ha | +78.1% |
| 2010 | 13.97 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 2011 | 8.51 kg/ha | -39.1% |
| 2012 | 15.86 kg/ha | +86.3% |
| 2013 | 17.88 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 17.76 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 22.26 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 17.37 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 21 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 21.99 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.82 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 21.66 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 24.41 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 10.12 kg/ha | -58.5% |
| 2023 | 21.67 kg/ha | +114.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 21.67 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.36 kg/ha, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 21.67 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.22 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +592.5% | 0.4908 kg/ha | 3.4 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.33 kg/ha | -7.35 kg/ha | -0.4715 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.14 kg/ha | -5.96 kg/ha | 3.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 kg/ha | -2.25 kg/ha | 9.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 kg/ha | -1.61 kg/ha | 9.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.04 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha | 11.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.64 kg/ha | 8.51 kg/ha | 22.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.47 kg/ha | 10.12 kg/ha | 24.41 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 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 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.41 % 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 -0.2493 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Panama?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Panama was 21.67 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 24.41 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.35 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Panama rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Panama ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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 (%).