Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Australia
Australia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -262,425 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Australia stood at -262,425 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 248.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Australia peaked at 135,862 t in 1972 and was at its lowest, -262,425 t, in 2023.
That places Australia 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91,621 t | — |
| 1962 | 72,194 t | -21.2% |
| 1963 | 85,800 t | +18.8% |
| 1964 | 74,705 t | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 93,035 t | +24.5% |
| 1966 | 54,005 t | -42.0% |
| 1967 | 91,198 t | +68.9% |
| 1968 | 50,460 t | -44.7% |
| 1969 | 78,758 t | +56.1% |
| 1970 | 99,466 t | +26.3% |
| 1971 | 92,180 t | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 135,862 t | +47.4% |
| 1973 | 121,498 t | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 124,394 t | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 95,474 t | -23.2% |
| 1976 | 119,847 t | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 123,708 t | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 66,822 t | -46.0% |
| 1979 | 79,031 t | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 100,278 t | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 62,347 t | -37.8% |
| 1982 | 97,065 t | +55.7% |
| 1983 | 17,312 t | -82.2% |
| 1984 | 16,850 t | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 17,772 t | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 24,008 t | +35.1% |
| 1987 | 46,222 t | +92.5% |
| 1988 | 35,572 t | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 35,518 t | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 25,944 t | -27.0% |
| 1991 | 13,099 t | -49.5% |
| 1992 | 24,499 t | +87.0% |
| 1993 | 19,649 t | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 49,709 t | +153.0% |
| 1995 | 97,085 t | +95.3% |
| 1996 | 13,281 t | -86.3% |
| 1997 | -6,033 t | -145.4% |
| 1998 | -3,786 t | -37.2% |
| 1999 | -45,056 t | +1089.9% |
| 2000 | -40,422 t | -10.3% |
| 2001 | -15,544 t | -61.5% |
| 2002 | -31,681 t | +103.8% |
| 2003 | 84,824 t | -367.7% |
| 2004 | -10,982 t | -112.9% |
| 2005 | -36,247 t | +230.1% |
| 2006 | -29,966 t | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 104,259 t | -447.9% |
| 2008 | 53,583 t | -48.6% |
| 2009 | -42,317 t | -179.0% |
| 2010 | -52,538 t | +24.2% |
| 2011 | -97,719 t | +86.0% |
| 2012 | -127,219 t | +30.2% |
| 2013 | -75,238 t | -40.9% |
| 2014 | -66,971 t | -11.0% |
| 2015 | -33,618 t | -49.8% |
| 2016 | -52,705 t | +56.8% |
| 2017 | -167,383 t | +217.6% |
| 2018 | -50,933 t | -69.6% |
| 2019 | 23,530 t | -146.2% |
| 2020 | 95,919 t | +307.6% |
| 2021 | -76,289 t | -179.5% |
| 2022 | -249,295 t | +226.8% |
| 2023 | -262,425 t | +5.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -262,425 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,756 t. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's -262,425 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 133.57 t. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -1089.9% | -3,786 t | -45,056 t |
| 2007 | +447.9% | -29,966 t | 104,259 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,864 t | 50,460 t | 93,035 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 105,828 t | 66,822 t | 135,862 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,294 t | 16,850 t | 100,278 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,839 t | -45,056 t | 97,085 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,551 t | -42,317 t | 104,259 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -70,079 t | -167,383 t | 23,530 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -123,023 t | -262,425 t | 95,919 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Australia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Australia was -262,425 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 135,862 t in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -262,425 t in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Australia ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 248.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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 (%).