Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Thailand
Thailand: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 13.66 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 13.66 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Thailand peaked at 13.66 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.22 kg/ha, in 2009.
That places Thailand 76th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.91 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.53 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 9.83 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 10.32 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 10.07 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 9.32 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 10.58 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 10.21 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 10.02 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 10.13 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 9.36 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 9.56 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 7.33 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 1974 | 6.98 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 5.87 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 4.95 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 4.7 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 4.26 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 5.03 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 3.27 kg/ha | -34.9% |
| 1981 | 3.8 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 3.8 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.41 kg/ha | +42.4% |
| 1984 | 4.21 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 1985 | 2.93 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 1986 | 4.81 kg/ha | +64.4% |
| 1987 | 5.44 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1988 | 4.56 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 3.56 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 5.63 kg/ha | +58.2% |
| 1991 | 5.98 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 6.92 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 10.3 kg/ha | +48.8% |
| 1994 | 9.42 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 10.38 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 6.02 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 1997 | 4.96 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 4.92 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.98 kg/ha | -39.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0735 kg/ha | -97.5% |
| 2001 | 1.08 kg/ha | +1366.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6325 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 2003 | 3.68 kg/ha | +481.5% |
| 2004 | 4.51 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 5.21 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 4.44 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 4.12 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.51 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2009 | -4.22 kg/ha | -193.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2 kg/ha | -199.5% |
| 2011 | 3.88 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1754 kg/ha | -95.5% |
| 2013 | 7.05 kg/ha | +3919.0% |
| 2014 | 7.93 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 6.62 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 6.22 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 9.12 kg/ha | +46.7% |
| 2018 | 6.03 kg/ha | -33.9% |
| 2019 | -0.8268 kg/ha | -113.7% |
| 2020 | 6.97 kg/ha | -943.2% |
| 2021 | 9.02 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 12.02 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 13.66 kg/ha | +13.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 13.66 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5189 kg/ha. (51 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 13.66 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.62 kg/ha, 5.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +3919.0% | 0.1754 kg/ha | 7.05 kg/ha |
| 2001 | +1366.1% | 0.0735 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha |
| 2020 | +943.2% | -0.8268 kg/ha | 6.97 kg/ha |
| 2003 | +481.5% | 0.6325 kg/ha | 3.68 kg/ha |
| 2010 | +199.5% | -4.22 kg/ha | 4.2 kg/ha |
| 2009 | -193.5% | 4.51 kg/ha | -4.22 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2 kg/ha | 9.32 kg/ha | 10.91 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.82 kg/ha | 4.26 kg/ha | 10.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.18 kg/ha | 2.93 kg/ha | 5.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.75 kg/ha | 2.98 kg/ha | 10.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4 kg/ha | -4.22 kg/ha | 5.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 kg/ha | -0.8268 kg/ha | 9.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.42 kg/ha | 6.97 kg/ha | 13.66 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Thailand?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Thailand was 13.66 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 13.66 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.22 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Thailand rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Thailand ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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 (%).