Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia
Colombia: Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area was 44.73 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia stood at 44.73 kg/ha.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia peaked at 57.86 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13 kg/ha, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.15 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 13.13 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 14.12 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 13.88 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 14.37 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 15.03 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 16.05 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 16.25 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 16.73 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 16.8 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 17.82 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 18.31 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 19.63 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 21.63 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 21.68 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 22.73 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 24.13 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 24.68 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 25.31 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 24.98 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 23.35 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 23.42 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 24.04 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 23.97 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 24.76 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 25.03 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 27.37 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 28.56 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 29.82 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 33.23 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 32.8 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 32.57 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 32.51 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 35.68 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 38.95 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 37.97 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 35.96 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 37.49 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 35.04 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 39.03 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 44.05 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 46.32 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 49.06 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 51.14 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 55.4 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 55.7 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 55.09 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.54 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 52.92 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 53.59 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 54.01 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.49 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 56.87 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 57.86 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.31 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 50.87 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 47.35 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 48.33 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 46.85 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 44.17 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 44.97 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 44.73 kg/ha | -0.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 44.73 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.46 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 44.73 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.37 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.44 kg/ha | 13 kg/ha | 16.25 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.42 kg/ha | 16.73 kg/ha | 24.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.08 kg/ha | 23.35 kg/ha | 28.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.7 kg/ha | 29.82 kg/ha | 38.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.64 kg/ha | 35.04 kg/ha | 55.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.56 kg/ha | 47.35 kg/ha | 57.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.18 kg/ha | 44.17 kg/ha | 46.85 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 27 Eswatini 47.36 kg/ha compare
- 28 China, Hong Kong SAR 46.5 kg/ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 5.74 kg/ha compare
- 29 Indonesia 46.03 kg/ha compare
- 31 Bangladesh 43.61 kg/ha compare
- 32 Bahamas 43.58 kg/ha compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 43.29 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia?
- Outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Colombia was 44.73 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.86 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Colombia ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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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 (%).