Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Nepal

Nepal: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -27,210 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
-27,210 t
Change on year
down 472.5%
World rank
167th
of 201 countries
All-time high
40,001 t
in 1980
All-time low
-27,210 t
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Nepal, 1961–2023

-20.0k020.0k40.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Nepal recorded -27,210 t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 472.5% on the previous year and down 241.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Nepal peaked at 40,001 t in 1980 and was at its lowest, -27,210 t, in 2023.

That places Nepal 167th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21,654 t 20,110 t 23,062 t 9
1970s 30,206 t 23,048 t 37,893 t 10
1980s 37,442 t 32,400 t 40,001 t 10
1990s 26,783 t 24,834 t 29,435 t 10
2000s 22,306 t 20,192 t 26,278 t 10
2010s 17,027 t 12,503 t 20,185 t 10
2020s 2,438 t -27,210 t 17,612 t 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 164 Tunisia -20,144 t compare
  2. 165 Azerbaijan -20,856 t compare
  3. 166 Morocco -25,795 t compare
  4. 168 Papua New Guinea -27,565 t compare
  5. 169 Burundi -28,843 t compare
  6. 170 Melanesia -31,046 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Nepal?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Nepal was -27,210 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 40,001 t in 1980.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was -27,210 t in 2023.
How does Nepal rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
Nepal ranks 167th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 241.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).