Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -1.16 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded -1.16 million t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Southern Asia peaked at 1.40 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.16 million t, in 2023.
Southern Asia ranks 30th of 32 groups on this measure, 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 | 551,494 t | 504,780 t | 632,375 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 581,789 t | 456,295 t | 750,502 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 812,383 t | 680,939 t | 930,076 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 514,486 t | 290,430 t | 932,965 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 861,890 t | 586,977 t | 1.40 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | -110,614 t | -607,238 t | 885,488 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -603,095 t | -1.16 million t | 186,653 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Southern Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Southern Asia was -1.16 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million t in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.16 million t in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Southern Asia ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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 (%).