Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -4.86 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia stood at -4.86 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia peaked at 5.88 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, -4.86 kg/ha, in 2023.
Southern Asia ranks 24th of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 kg/ha | 2.21 kg/ha | 2.73 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.47 kg/ha | 1.93 kg/ha | 3.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 kg/ha | 2.87 kg/ha | 3.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 3.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 kg/ha | 2.45 kg/ha | 5.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4626 kg/ha | -2.55 kg/ha | 3.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.53 kg/ha | -4.86 kg/ha | 0.7822 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Asia was -4.86 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 kg/ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.86 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Southern Asia ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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 (%).