Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Lebanon
Lebanon: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -6,762 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is -6,762 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 319.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Lebanon peaked at 6,577 t in 1982 and was at its lowest, -10,126 t, in 1996.
Lebanon ranks 140th 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1,515 t | — |
| 1962 | -1,920 t | +26.7% |
| 1963 | -2,153 t | +12.1% |
| 1964 | -2,174 t | +1.0% |
| 1965 | -3,035 t | +39.7% |
| 1966 | -1,990 t | -34.4% |
| 1967 | -2,482 t | +24.7% |
| 1968 | -2,316 t | -6.7% |
| 1969 | -1,270 t | -45.2% |
| 1970 | 1,517 t | -219.4% |
| 1971 | 1,104 t | -27.2% |
| 1972 | 293.49 t | -73.4% |
| 1973 | 3,266 t | +1012.7% |
| 1974 | 2,718 t | -16.8% |
| 1975 | -3,560 t | -231.0% |
| 1976 | -2,660 t | -25.3% |
| 1977 | -1,024 t | -61.5% |
| 1978 | 1,072 t | -204.7% |
| 1979 | 177.13 t | -83.5% |
| 1980 | 895.12 t | +405.4% |
| 1981 | 2,638 t | +194.7% |
| 1982 | 6,577 t | +149.3% |
| 1983 | 4,336 t | -34.1% |
| 1984 | 4,589 t | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 4,365 t | -4.9% |
| 1986 | -3,105 t | -171.1% |
| 1987 | -4,273 t | +37.6% |
| 1988 | -3,764 t | -11.9% |
| 1989 | -4,979 t | +32.3% |
| 1990 | -6,710 t | +34.8% |
| 1991 | -7,803 t | +16.3% |
| 1992 | -7,346 t | -5.8% |
| 1993 | -6,650 t | -9.5% |
| 1994 | -7,669 t | +15.3% |
| 1995 | -9,262 t | +20.8% |
| 1996 | -10,126 t | +9.3% |
| 1997 | -5,055 t | -50.1% |
| 1998 | -3,898 t | -22.9% |
| 1999 | -2,671 t | -31.5% |
| 2000 | -2,502 t | -6.3% |
| 2001 | -785.39 t | -68.6% |
| 2002 | -2,564 t | +226.5% |
| 2003 | -2,482 t | -3.2% |
| 2004 | -4,151 t | +67.3% |
| 2005 | -3,911 t | -5.8% |
| 2006 | -4,363 t | +11.6% |
| 2007 | -3,172 t | -27.3% |
| 2008 | -3,816 t | +20.3% |
| 2009 | -4,151 t | +8.8% |
| 2010 | -2,151 t | -48.2% |
| 2011 | -718.71 t | -66.6% |
| 2012 | -2,249 t | +212.9% |
| 2013 | -1,612 t | -28.3% |
| 2014 | -3,043 t | +88.8% |
| 2015 | -2,438 t | -19.9% |
| 2016 | -4,904 t | +101.2% |
| 2017 | -3,645 t | -25.7% |
| 2018 | -3,309 t | -9.2% |
| 2019 | -3,728 t | +12.6% |
| 2020 | -6,655 t | +78.5% |
| 2021 | -5,865 t | -11.9% |
| 2022 | -7,088 t | +20.8% |
| 2023 | -6,762 t | -4.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's -6,762 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -4,094 t, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's -6,762 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.97 t. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1012.7% | 293.49 t | 3,266 t |
| 1980 | +405.4% | 177.13 t | 895.12 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2,095 t | -3,035 t | -1,270 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 290.35 t | -3,560 t | 3,266 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 727.89 t | -4,979 t | 6,577 t | 10 |
| 1990s | -6,719 t | -10,126 t | -2,671 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -3,190 t | -4,363 t | -785.39 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -2,780 t | -4,904 t | -718.71 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -6,592 t | -7,088 t | -5,865 t | 4 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Lebanon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Lebanon was -6,762 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6,577 t in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,126 t in 1996.
- How does Lebanon rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Lebanon ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 319.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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 (%).