Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 37.69 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 37.69 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico peaked at 77.22 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, -17.26 kg/ha, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 41st 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -17.26 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -13.36 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1963 | -14.2 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1964 | -13.47 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1965 | -10.72 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 1966 | -12.38 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1967 | -6.83 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 1968 | 4 kg/ha | -158.6% |
| 1969 | 8.56 kg/ha | +114.1% |
| 1970 | 9.59 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 20.75 kg/ha | +116.5% |
| 1972 | 25.47 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1973 | 38.33 kg/ha | +50.5% |
| 1974 | 34.34 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 37.49 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 42.01 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 48.77 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 50.71 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 49.19 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 50.16 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 53.23 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 60.31 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 68.39 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 71.69 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 34.87 kg/ha | -51.4% |
| 1986 | 34.1 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 31.04 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 31.03 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 36.71 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 48.84 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1991 | 48.28 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 52.86 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 65.4 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 71.53 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 77.22 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 75.96 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 73.95 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 60.78 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 63.15 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 55.7 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 53.41 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 49.24 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 42.9 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 34.47 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 45.46 kg/ha | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 49.08 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 51.56 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 47.43 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 36.86 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 36.81 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.24 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 36.8 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 56.75 kg/ha | +54.2% |
| 2014 | 52.5 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 58.95 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 50.91 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 62.07 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 60.37 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 46.71 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 53.3 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 46.9 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 43.28 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 37.69 kg/ha | -12.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 37.69 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.36 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 37.69 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.22 kg/ha, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +158.6% | -6.83 kg/ha | 4 kg/ha |
| 1971 | +116.5% | 9.59 kg/ha | 20.75 kg/ha |
| 1969 | +114.1% | 4 kg/ha | 8.56 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -8.41 kg/ha | -17.26 kg/ha | 8.56 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.66 kg/ha | 9.59 kg/ha | 50.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.15 kg/ha | 31.03 kg/ha | 71.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8 kg/ha | 48.28 kg/ha | 77.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.61 kg/ha | 34.47 kg/ha | 55.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.51 kg/ha | 33.24 kg/ha | 62.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.29 kg/ha | 37.69 kg/ha | 53.3 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Puerto Rico was 37.69 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 77.22 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.26 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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 (%).