Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America
United States of America: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 3.94 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America peaked at 20.13 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.62 kg/ha, in 2008.
United States of America ranks 15th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.03 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.03 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 14.12 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 15 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 15.08 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 16.61 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 16.95 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 15.83 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 15.35 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 16.4 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 15.84 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 16.17 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 17.27 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 17.58 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 17.55 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 19.92 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 17.7 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 18.88 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 17.54 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 20.13 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 15.87 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1982 | 13.1 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 19.81 kg/ha | +51.2% |
| 1984 | 16.18 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 13.21 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1986 | 13.57 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 13.74 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 16.12 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 14.61 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 13.17 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 12.73 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 11.25 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 14.67 kg/ha | +30.3% |
| 1994 | 10.13 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 1995 | 13.45 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1996 | 12.37 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 11.18 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 10 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 10.01 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.29 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 9.55 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.81 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 12.6 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 8.17 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 2005 | 7.3 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 9.63 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 7.68 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 1.62 kg/ha | -78.9% |
| 2009 | 5.63 kg/ha | +246.7% |
| 2010 | 5.98 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 7.29 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 8.56 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 8.15 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.65 kg/ha | -55.2% |
| 2015 | 4.95 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 2016 | 2.92 kg/ha | -41.1% |
| 2017 | 4.24 kg/ha | +45.5% |
| 2018 | 3.09 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 6.39 kg/ha | +107.0% |
| 2020 | 5.22 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 1.84 kg/ha | -64.7% |
| 2022 | 5.19 kg/ha | +182.0% |
| 2023 | 3.94 kg/ha | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.11 kg/ha | 13.03 kg/ha | 16.95 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.48 kg/ha | 15.84 kg/ha | 19.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.63 kg/ha | 13.1 kg/ha | 20.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9 kg/ha | 10 kg/ha | 14.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.23 kg/ha | 1.62 kg/ha | 12.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.52 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha | 8.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 5.22 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 12 Switzerland 135.7 kg/ha compare
- 13 Malta 123.48 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo -13 kg/ha compare
- 14 New Caledonia 98.3 kg/ha compare
- 15 Djibouti 94.79 kg/ha compare
- 16 Slovenia 91.05 kg/ha compare
- 16 Türkiye -19.79 kg/ha compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 90.73 kg/ha compare
- 18 Costa Rica 90.28 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in United States of America was 3.94 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 20.13 kg/ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does United States of America rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- United States of America ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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 (%).