Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Brazil
Brazil: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 2.98 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Brazil stood at 2.98 million t.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Brazil peaked at 3.49 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 270,871 t, in 1962.
That places Brazil 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 290,711 t | — |
| 1962 | 270,871 t | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 307,200 t | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 295,706 t | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 284,660 t | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 333,957 t | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 331,623 t | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 372,322 t | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 389,164 t | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 481,485 t | +23.7% |
| 1971 | 501,412 t | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 581,087 t | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 634,850 t | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 624,460 t | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 700,319 t | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 853,006 t | +21.8% |
| 1977 | 1.02 million t | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 1.11 million t | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 1.20 million t | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 1.31 million t | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 835,820 t | -36.4% |
| 1982 | 913,049 t | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 748,511 t | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 945,751 t | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 797,273 t | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million t | +38.9% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million t | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 1.08 million t | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 959,367 t | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million t | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 1.18 million t | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million t | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.43 million t | +25.4% |
| 1994 | 1.40 million t | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million t | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million t | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.50 million t | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 1.34 million t | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million t | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.65 million t | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million t | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million t | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.20 million t | +27.6% |
| 2004 | 2.62 million t | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 1.88 million t | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million t | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.34 million t | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 2.10 million t | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 674,310 t | -67.9% |
| 2010 | 1.76 million t | +161.3% |
| 2011 | 2.25 million t | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 2.29 million t | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.26 million t | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.56 million t | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million t | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 2.46 million t | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 2.25 million t | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 2.46 million t | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 2.41 million t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.69 million t | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 3.49 million t | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 2.94 million t | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 2.98 million t | +1.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.98 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -28.45 t. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.98 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 379.76 t, 7848.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +161.3% | 674,310 t | 1.76 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 319,579 t | 270,871 t | 389,164 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 770,610 t | 481,485 t | 1.20 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 974,298 t | 748,511 t | 1.31 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million t | 1.04 million t | 1.50 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 million t | 674,310 t | 2.62 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million t | 1.76 million t | 2.56 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 million t | 2.69 million t | 3.49 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 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 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 Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Brazil?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Brazil was 2.98 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,871 t in 1962.
- How does Brazil rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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 (%).