Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -131,230 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded -131,230 t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 491,336 t in 1987 and was at its lowest, -160,733 t, in 2009.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 19th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 132,601 t | — |
| 1962 | 100,346 t | -24.3% |
| 1963 | 117,914 t | +17.5% |
| 1964 | 157,128 t | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 163,940 t | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 241,911 t | +47.6% |
| 1967 | 187,765 t | -22.4% |
| 1968 | 284,686 t | +51.6% |
| 1969 | 276,740 t | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 188,315 t | -32.0% |
| 1971 | 188,320 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 196,284 t | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 228,999 t | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 232,927 t | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 250,990 t | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 234,460 t | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 264,398 t | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 306,157 t | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 302,079 t | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 325,615 t | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 332,276 t | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 278,556 t | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 350,412 t | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 379,787 t | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 338,143 t | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 397,301 t | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 491,336 t | +23.7% |
| 1988 | 412,410 t | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 349,564 t | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 326,816 t | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 37,884 t | -88.4% |
| 1992 | 134,510 t | +255.1% |
| 1993 | 196,422 t | +46.0% |
| 1994 | 213,222 t | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 280,448 t | +31.5% |
| 1996 | 225,002 t | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 304,382 t | +35.3% |
| 1998 | 174,134 t | -42.8% |
| 1999 | 160,545 t | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 119,613 t | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 64,267 t | -46.3% |
| 2002 | 25,118 t | -60.9% |
| 2003 | -27,882 t | -211.0% |
| 2004 | -75,149 t | +169.5% |
| 2005 | -95,335 t | +26.9% |
| 2006 | -104,097 t | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 38,089 t | -136.6% |
| 2008 | 15,682 t | -58.8% |
| 2009 | -160,733 t | -1125.0% |
| 2010 | -137,224 t | -14.6% |
| 2011 | -125,523 t | -8.5% |
| 2012 | -2,877 t | -97.7% |
| 2013 | -86,193 t | +2896.2% |
| 2014 | -15,951 t | -81.5% |
| 2015 | 174,800 t | -1195.8% |
| 2016 | 215,330 t | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 335,573 t | +55.8% |
| 2018 | 92,652 t | -72.4% |
| 2019 | 61,827 t | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 196,222 t | +217.4% |
| 2021 | -48,069 t | -124.5% |
| 2022 | -108,427 t | +125.6% |
| 2023 | -131,230 t | +21.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -2896.2% | -2,877 t | -86,193 t |
| 2015 | +1195.8% | -15,951 t | 174,800 t |
| 2009 | -1125.0% | 15,682 t | -160,733 t |
| 1992 | +255.1% | 37,884 t | 134,510 t |
| 2020 | +217.4% | 61,827 t | 196,222 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184,781 t | 100,346 t | 284,686 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 239,293 t | 188,315 t | 306,157 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 365,540 t | 278,556 t | 491,336 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 205,337 t | 37,884 t | 326,816 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -20,043 t | -160,733 t | 119,613 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,241 t | -137,224 t | 335,573 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -22,876 t | -131,230 t | 196,222 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 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
- 20 Canada 250,132 t compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire -173,636 t compare
- 21 Myanmar 222,895 t compare
- 21 Caribbean -201,370 t compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 214,887 t compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was -131,230 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 491,336 t in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -160,733 t in 2009.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 (%).