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.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,290 t | — |
| 1962 | 29,230 t | -27.5% |
| 1963 | 39,295 t | +34.4% |
| 1964 | 60,244 t | +53.3% |
| 1965 | 78,680 t | +30.6% |
| 1966 | 97,184 t | +23.5% |
| 1967 | 78,259 t | -19.5% |
| 1968 | 97,525 t | +24.6% |
| 1969 | 73,469 t | -24.7% |
| 1970 | 64,230 t | -12.6% |
| 1971 | 73,685 t | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 69,575 t | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 65,583 t | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 56,486 t | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 26,621 t | -52.9% |
| 1976 | 39,142 t | +47.0% |
| 1977 | 68,009 t | +73.7% |
| 1978 | 86,429 t | +27.1% |
| 1979 | 119,534 t | +38.3% |
| 1980 | 75,068 t | -37.2% |
| 1981 | 81,296 t | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 81,328 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 78,598 t | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 96,161 t | +22.3% |
| 1985 | 55,043 t | -42.8% |
| 1986 | 56,258 t | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 92,136 t | +63.8% |
| 1988 | 66,229 t | -28.1% |
| 1989 | 67,550 t | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 86,534 t | +28.1% |
| 1991 | 48,016 t | -44.5% |
| 1992 | 59,395 t | +23.7% |
| 1993 | 66,064 t | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 120,107 t | +81.8% |
| 1995 | 133,734 t | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 122,584 t | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 152,841 t | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 133,815 t | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 120,624 t | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 117,769 t | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 45,978 t | -61.0% |
| 2002 | 52,967 t | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 46,558 t | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 86,096 t | +84.9% |
| 2005 | -26,170 t | -130.4% |
| 2006 | -85,783 t | +227.8% |
| 2007 | -64,802 t | -24.5% |
| 2008 | -78,879 t | +21.7% |
| 2009 | -104,590 t | +32.6% |
| 2010 | -187,408 t | +79.2% |
| 2011 | -134,346 t | -28.3% |
| 2012 | -35,304 t | -73.7% |
| 2013 | -179,887 t | +409.5% |
| 2014 | -181,397 t | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -25,252 t | -86.1% |
| 2016 | -5,834 t | -76.9% |
| 2017 | 102,391 t | -1855.1% |
| 2018 | -249,276 t | -343.5% |
| 2019 | -193,455 t | -22.4% |
| 2020 | -250,843 t | +29.7% |
| 2021 | -324,562 t | +29.4% |
| 2022 | -357,444 t | +10.1% |
| 2023 | -327,025 t | -8.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1855.1% | -5,834 t | 102,391 t |
| 2013 | -409.5% | -35,304 t | -179,887 t |
| 2018 | -343.5% | 102,391 t | -249,276 t |
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)
- 13 Colombia 351,816 t compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania -107,590 t compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo -219,630 t compare
- 14 Poland 327,408 t compare
- 15 Bangladesh 322,650 t compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 296,008 t compare
- 17 Cabo Verde 465.69 t compare
- 17 Thailand 294,807 t compare
- 18 Russian Federation 294,189 t compare
- 18 Türkiye -474,457 t compare
- 19 Italy 292,204 t compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 16th out of 18 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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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 (%).