Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -327,025 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded -327,025 t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 152,841 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, -357,444 t, in 2022.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 25th out of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66,019 t | 29,230 t | 97,525 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 66,929 t | 26,621 t | 119,534 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,967 t | 55,043 t | 96,161 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,371 t | 48,016 t | 152,841 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,086 t | -104,590 t | 117,769 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -108,977 t | -249,276 t | 102,391 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -314,968 t | -357,444 t | -250,843 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 22 Myanmar 222,895 t compare
- 23 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 214,887 t compare
- 24 Belgium-Luxembourg 214,162 t compare
- 25 Mongolia 213,896 t compare
- 26 Czechoslovakia 194,950 t compare
- 27 Japan 141,119 t compare
- 28 Republic of Korea 137,187 t compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was -327,025 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 152,841 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -357,444 t in 2022.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 (%).