Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.215 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.215 kg/ha
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
108th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.4097 kg/ha
in 1983
All-time low
0.1485 kg/ha
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, 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 seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia and New Zealand is 0.215 kg/ha, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.4097 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1485 kg/ha, in 2020.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 0.2374 kg/ha
1962 0.2273 kg/ha -4.3%
1963 0.2383 kg/ha +4.8%
1964 0.2202 kg/ha -7.6%
1965 0.2346 kg/ha +6.5%
1966 0.2312 kg/ha -1.4%
1967 0.2524 kg/ha +9.2%
1968 0.2169 kg/ha -14.1%
1969 0.2052 kg/ha -5.4%
1970 0.2352 kg/ha +14.6%
1971 0.2695 kg/ha +14.6%
1972 0.2787 kg/ha +3.4%
1973 0.2821 kg/ha +1.2%
1974 0.2883 kg/ha +2.2%
1975 0.3157 kg/ha +9.5%
1976 0.3621 kg/ha +14.7%
1977 0.383 kg/ha +5.8%
1978 0.2871 kg/ha -25.0%
1979 0.3464 kg/ha +20.7%
1980 0.3342 kg/ha -3.5%
1981 0.3253 kg/ha -2.7%
1982 0.3825 kg/ha +17.6%
1983 0.4097 kg/ha +7.1%
1984 0.3504 kg/ha -14.5%
1985 0.3459 kg/ha -1.3%
1986 0.4046 kg/ha +17.0%
1987 0.3984 kg/ha -1.5%
1988 0.3551 kg/ha -10.9%
1989 0.3209 kg/ha -9.6%
1990 0.2957 kg/ha -7.9%
1991 0.3216 kg/ha +8.8%
1992 0.3408 kg/ha +6.0%
1993 0.3313 kg/ha -2.8%
1994 0.3387 kg/ha +2.2%
1995 0.3766 kg/ha +11.2%
1996 0.3526 kg/ha -6.4%
1997 0.3286 kg/ha -6.8%
1998 0.3206 kg/ha -2.4%
1999 0.3015 kg/ha -6.0%
2000 0.2875 kg/ha -4.6%
2001 0.2731 kg/ha -5.0%
2002 0.2737 kg/ha +0.2%
2003 0.3089 kg/ha +12.9%
2004 0.2682 kg/ha -13.2%
2005 0.2552 kg/ha -4.8%
2006 0.2801 kg/ha +9.8%
2007 0.2924 kg/ha +4.4%
2008 0.2879 kg/ha -1.5%
2009 0.245 kg/ha -14.9%
2010 0.2555 kg/ha +4.3%
2011 0.215 kg/ha -15.9%
2012 0.2162 kg/ha +0.6%
2013 0.2062 kg/ha -4.6%
2014 0.2048 kg/ha -0.7%
2015 0.1941 kg/ha -5.2%
2016 0.2007 kg/ha +3.4%
2017 0.279 kg/ha +39.0%
2018 0.2034 kg/ha -27.1%
2019 0.1699 kg/ha -16.5%
2020 0.1485 kg/ha -12.6%
2021 0.2308 kg/ha +55.4%
2022 0.2004 kg/ha -13.2%
2023 0.215 kg/ha +7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2293 kg/ha 0.2052 kg/ha 0.2524 kg/ha 9
1970s 0.3048 kg/ha 0.2352 kg/ha 0.383 kg/ha 10
1980s 0.3627 kg/ha 0.3209 kg/ha 0.4097 kg/ha 10
1990s 0.3308 kg/ha 0.2957 kg/ha 0.3766 kg/ha 10
2000s 0.2772 kg/ha 0.245 kg/ha 0.3089 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.2145 kg/ha 0.1699 kg/ha 0.279 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.1987 kg/ha 0.1485 kg/ha 0.2308 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 106 Botswana 0.2282 kg/ha compare
  2. 107 Mongolia 0.2214 kg/ha compare
  3. 109 Portugal 0.2143 kg/ha compare
  4. 110 Sri Lanka 0.2132 kg/ha compare
  5. 111 Australia 0.2112 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia and New Zealand?
Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia and New Zealand was 0.215 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4097 kg/ha in 1983.
What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1485 kg/ha in 2020.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Seed — 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, 13,483 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 (%).