Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -251,192 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Australia and New Zealand is -251,192 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 305.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 151,503 t in 1972 and was at its lowest, -251,192 t, in 2023.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 181st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103,405 t | — |
| 1962 | 81,400 t | -21.3% |
| 1963 | 96,289 t | +18.3% |
| 1964 | 86,842 t | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 107,026 t | +23.2% |
| 1966 | 67,047 t | -37.4% |
| 1967 | 102,190 t | +52.4% |
| 1968 | 61,808 t | -39.5% |
| 1969 | 90,949 t | +47.1% |
| 1970 | 114,854 t | +26.3% |
| 1971 | 106,323 t | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 151,503 t | +42.5% |
| 1973 | 141,012 t | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 141,688 t | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 110,326 t | -22.1% |
| 1976 | 134,824 t | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 138,905 t | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 81,990 t | -41.0% |
| 1979 | 90,721 t | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 111,519 t | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 74,194 t | -33.5% |
| 1982 | 109,676 t | +47.8% |
| 1983 | 30,281 t | -72.4% |
| 1984 | 30,219 t | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 25,799 t | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 30,452 t | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 51,932 t | +70.5% |
| 1988 | 45,234 t | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 46,301 t | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 33,786 t | -27.0% |
| 1991 | 23,057 t | -31.8% |
| 1992 | 36,021 t | +56.2% |
| 1993 | 31,789 t | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 61,134 t | +92.3% |
| 1995 | 109,321 t | +78.8% |
| 1996 | 24,758 t | -77.4% |
| 1997 | 5,094 t | -79.4% |
| 1998 | 8,105 t | +59.1% |
| 1999 | -33,329 t | -511.2% |
| 2000 | -30,178 t | -9.5% |
| 2001 | -1,758 t | -94.2% |
| 2002 | -17,307 t | +884.4% |
| 2003 | 101,042 t | -683.8% |
| 2004 | 5,433 t | -94.6% |
| 2005 | -21,319 t | -492.4% |
| 2006 | -14,827 t | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 118,451 t | -898.9% |
| 2008 | 64,954 t | -45.2% |
| 2009 | -32,221 t | -149.6% |
| 2010 | -41,421 t | +28.6% |
| 2011 | -85,575 t | +106.6% |
| 2012 | -115,362 t | +34.8% |
| 2013 | -61,980 t | -46.3% |
| 2014 | -52,454 t | -15.4% |
| 2015 | -19,574 t | -62.7% |
| 2016 | -37,930 t | +93.8% |
| 2017 | -150,022 t | +295.5% |
| 2018 | -33,902 t | -77.4% |
| 2019 | 39,112 t | -215.4% |
| 2020 | 110,537 t | +182.6% |
| 2021 | -59,529 t | -153.9% |
| 2022 | -237,450 t | +298.9% |
| 2023 | -251,192 t | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,551 t | 61,808 t | 107,026 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 121,215 t | 81,990 t | 151,503 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,561 t | 25,799 t | 111,519 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,974 t | -33,329 t | 109,321 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,227 t | -32,221 t | 118,451 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -55,911 t | -150,022 t | 39,112 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -109,409 t | -251,192 t | 110,537 t | 4 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Australia and New Zealand?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Australia and New Zealand was -251,192 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 151,503 t in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -251,192 t in 2023.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 305.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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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 (%).