Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Americas

Americas: Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area was 36.98 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.98 kg/ha
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
36.98 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
9.13 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Americas, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Americas stood at 36.98 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Americas peaked at 36.98 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.13 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Americas 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Americas, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 9.13 kg/ha —
1962 9.49 kg/ha +3.9%
1963 9.86 kg/ha +3.8%
1964 9.78 kg/ha -0.8%
1965 10.63 kg/ha +8.7%
1966 10.51 kg/ha -1.1%
1967 10.81 kg/ha +2.8%
1968 10.99 kg/ha +1.7%
1969 10.87 kg/ha -1.2%
1970 10.89 kg/ha +0.2%
1971 11.75 kg/ha +7.9%
1972 11.78 kg/ha +0.2%
1973 12.36 kg/ha +4.9%
1974 11.76 kg/ha -4.8%
1975 12.78 kg/ha +8.7%
1976 12.63 kg/ha -1.1%
1977 13.93 kg/ha +10.3%
1978 13.86 kg/ha -0.6%
1979 14.72 kg/ha +6.2%
1980 13.72 kg/ha -6.8%
1981 15.34 kg/ha +11.8%
1982 15.51 kg/ha +1.1%
1983 13.02 kg/ha -16.0%
1984 15.45 kg/ha +18.6%
1985 16.45 kg/ha +6.5%
1986 15.63 kg/ha -5.0%
1987 15.88 kg/ha +1.6%
1988 14.71 kg/ha -7.3%
1989 15.93 kg/ha +8.3%
1990 16.68 kg/ha +4.7%
1991 16.51 kg/ha -1.0%
1992 17.89 kg/ha +8.4%
1993 16.56 kg/ha -7.4%
1994 19.49 kg/ha +17.7%
1995 18.46 kg/ha -5.3%
1996 19.48 kg/ha +5.5%
1997 20.49 kg/ha +5.2%
1998 21.16 kg/ha +3.3%
1999 21.27 kg/ha +0.5%
2000 21.64 kg/ha +1.7%
2001 22.31 kg/ha +3.1%
2002 22.18 kg/ha -0.6%
2003 23.85 kg/ha +7.6%
2004 25.37 kg/ha +6.3%
2005 25.39 kg/ha +0.1%
2006 25.75 kg/ha +1.4%
2007 27.17 kg/ha +5.5%
2008 27.95 kg/ha +2.9%
2009 27.57 kg/ha -1.4%
2010 29.65 kg/ha +7.6%
2011 29.9 kg/ha +0.8%
2012 28.94 kg/ha -3.2%
2013 31.85 kg/ha +10.0%
2014 33.29 kg/ha +4.5%
2015 33.92 kg/ha +1.9%
2016 35.14 kg/ha +3.6%
2017 35.92 kg/ha +2.2%
2018 35.2 kg/ha -2.0%
2019 35.25 kg/ha +0.2%
2020 36.01 kg/ha +2.2%
2021 36.23 kg/ha +0.6%
2022 35.32 kg/ha -2.5%
2023 36.98 kg/ha +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.23 kg/ha 9.13 kg/ha 10.99 kg/ha 9
1970s 12.65 kg/ha 10.89 kg/ha 14.72 kg/ha 10
1980s 15.16 kg/ha 13.02 kg/ha 16.45 kg/ha 10
1990s 18.8 kg/ha 16.51 kg/ha 21.27 kg/ha 10
2000s 24.92 kg/ha 21.64 kg/ha 27.95 kg/ha 10
2010s 32.91 kg/ha 28.94 kg/ha 35.92 kg/ha 10
2020s 36.14 kg/ha 35.32 kg/ha 36.98 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Dominican Republic 183.86 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 320.06 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Guyana 148.25 kg/ha compare
  4. 2 Caribbean 52.16 kg/ha compare
  5. 3 Faroe Islands 124.42 kg/ha compare
  6. 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42.68 kg/ha compare
  7. 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 123.81 kg/ha compare
  8. 4 Melanesia 39.83 kg/ha compare
  9. 5 Costa Rica 93.61 kg/ha compare
  10. 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 89.59 kg/ha compare
  11. 6 Viet Nam 34.77 kg/ha compare
  12. 7 Singapore 85.58 kg/ha compare
  13. 7 Türkiye 27.48 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Americas?
Outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Americas was 36.98 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 36.98 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 9.13 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Americas rank for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area?
Americas ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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
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