Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Americas
Americas: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 3.59 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Americas stood at 3.59 million t.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Americas peaked at 5.78 million t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.31 million t, in 2009.
Americas ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.08 million t | — |
| 1962 | 3.15 million t | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 3.21 million t | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 3.36 million t | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 3.33 million t | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 3.65 million t | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 3.72 million t | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 3.77 million t | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 3.84 million t | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 4.06 million t | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 3.93 million t | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 4.13 million t | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 4.38 million t | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 4.43 million t | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.51 million t | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 5.12 million t | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 4.80 million t | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 5.16 million t | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 5.07 million t | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 5.78 million t | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 4.35 million t | -24.7% |
| 1982 | 3.83 million t | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 5.02 million t | +31.1% |
| 1984 | 4.49 million t | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 3.77 million t | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 4.18 million t | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 4.24 million t | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 4.67 million t | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 4.28 million t | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 3.90 million t | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 3.83 million t | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.49 million t | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 4.41 million t | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 3.49 million t | -21.1% |
| 1995 | 4.00 million t | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 3.83 million t | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 3.86 million t | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.30 million t | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 3.22 million t | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.46 million t | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 3.41 million t | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.71 million t | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 4.29 million t | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 4.02 million t | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 2.91 million t | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 3.25 million t | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 3.24 million t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.80 million t | -44.3% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million t | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 2.26 million t | +73.1% |
| 2011 | 3.02 million t | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 3.48 million t | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 3.06 million t | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 2.74 million t | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million t | -32.5% |
| 2016 | 2.13 million t | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 2.18 million t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.60 million t | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 2.57 million t | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.14 million t | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 3.68 million t | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 3.13 million t | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 3.59 million t | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.46 million t | 3.08 million t | 3.84 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.56 million t | 3.93 million t | 5.16 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.46 million t | 3.77 million t | 5.78 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.73 million t | 3.22 million t | 4.41 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 million t | 1.31 million t | 4.29 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 million t | 1.85 million t | 3.48 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 million t | 3.13 million t | 3.68 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 USSR 10.14 million t compare
- 2 China 4.72 million t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 303,373 t compare
- 3 China, mainland 4.22 million t compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 132,360 t compare
- 4 Brazil 2.98 million t compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35,607 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,033 t compare
- 5 Malaysia 606,768 t compare
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) -243.97 t compare
- 6 Spain 505,614 t compare
- 7 Pakistan 474,348 t compare
- 7 Polynesia -629.92 t compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Americas?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Americas was 3.59 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 million t in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million t in 2009.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).