Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in World

World: Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area was 28.99 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28.99 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
28.99 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
8.85 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in World is 28.99 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in World peaked at 28.99 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.85 kg/ha, in 1961.

World ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 8.85 kg/ha —
1962 9.11 kg/ha +2.9%
1963 9.3 kg/ha +2.1%
1964 9.79 kg/ha +5.3%
1965 9.91 kg/ha +1.2%
1966 10.34 kg/ha +4.3%
1967 10.63 kg/ha +2.9%
1968 10.89 kg/ha +2.4%
1969 10.74 kg/ha -1.4%
1970 11.19 kg/ha +4.2%
1971 11.5 kg/ha +2.8%
1972 11.3 kg/ha -1.7%
1973 12.25 kg/ha +8.5%
1974 11.95 kg/ha -2.4%
1975 12.11 kg/ha +1.3%
1976 12.46 kg/ha +2.9%
1977 12.86 kg/ha +3.2%
1978 13.39 kg/ha +4.1%
1979 13.32 kg/ha -0.5%
1980 12.97 kg/ha -2.6%
1981 13.61 kg/ha +5.0%
1982 14.04 kg/ha +3.2%
1983 13.58 kg/ha -3.3%
1984 14.63 kg/ha +7.8%
1985 14.62 kg/ha -0.1%
1986 14.58 kg/ha -0.3%
1987 14.7 kg/ha +0.8%
1988 14.61 kg/ha -0.6%
1989 15.26 kg/ha +4.5%
1990 15.71 kg/ha +2.9%
1991 15.7 kg/ha -0.1%
1992 16.15 kg/ha +2.9%
1993 16.14 kg/ha -0.1%
1994 16.62 kg/ha +3.0%
1995 16.71 kg/ha +0.5%
1996 17.51 kg/ha +4.8%
1997 17.91 kg/ha +2.3%
1998 18.07 kg/ha +0.9%
1999 18.36 kg/ha +1.6%
2000 18.6 kg/ha +1.3%
2001 19.08 kg/ha +2.6%
2002 19.21 kg/ha +0.7%
2003 19.49 kg/ha +1.5%
2004 20.89 kg/ha +7.2%
2005 20.92 kg/ha +0.1%
2006 21.28 kg/ha +1.7%
2007 21.82 kg/ha +2.5%
2008 22.76 kg/ha +4.3%
2009 22.52 kg/ha -1.0%
2010 23.31 kg/ha +3.5%
2011 24.38 kg/ha +4.6%
2012 24.14 kg/ha -1.0%
2013 25.27 kg/ha +4.7%
2014 25.98 kg/ha +2.8%
2015 25.9 kg/ha -0.3%
2016 26.44 kg/ha +2.1%
2017 27.43 kg/ha +3.7%
2018 27.21 kg/ha -0.8%
2019 27.64 kg/ha +1.6%
2020 27.78 kg/ha +0.5%
2021 28.4 kg/ha +2.2%
2022 28.31 kg/ha -0.3%
2023 28.99 kg/ha +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.95 kg/ha 8.85 kg/ha 10.89 kg/ha 9
1970s 12.23 kg/ha 11.19 kg/ha 13.39 kg/ha 10
1980s 14.26 kg/ha 12.97 kg/ha 15.26 kg/ha 10
1990s 16.89 kg/ha 15.7 kg/ha 18.36 kg/ha 10
2000s 20.66 kg/ha 18.6 kg/ha 22.76 kg/ha 10
2010s 25.77 kg/ha 23.31 kg/ha 27.64 kg/ha 10
2020s 28.37 kg/ha 27.78 kg/ha 28.99 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 89.59 kg/ha compare
  2. 6 Viet Nam 34.77 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 Singapore 85.58 kg/ha compare
  4. 7 Türkiye 27.48 kg/ha compare
  5. 8 Kuwait 85.57 kg/ha compare
  6. 8 Polynesia 24.18 kg/ha compare
  7. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 20.72 kg/ha compare
  8. 9 Egypt 82.46 kg/ha compare
  9. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.76 kg/ha compare
  10. 10 Brazil 81.64 kg/ha compare
  11. 11 Djibouti 81.12 kg/ha compare
  12. 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18.21 kg/ha compare
  13. 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 81.06 kg/ha compare
  14. 12 Republic of Moldova 14.78 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in World?
Outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in World was 28.99 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 28.99 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 8.85 kg/ha in 1961.
How does World rank for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area?
World ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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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 (%).