Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Australia
Australia: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.2112 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia stood at 0.2112 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia peaked at 0.3941 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1419 kg/ha, in 2020.
Australia ranks 111th 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, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2266 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2148 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.226 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2096 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2231 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.221 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2436 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2051 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1903 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2202 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2554 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 0.266 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.268 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2778 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3025 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3521 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3738 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2754 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3399 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3263 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3153 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3716 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3941 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3303 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3273 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3938 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3798 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3462 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3113 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2844 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3113 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3297 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3173 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3248 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3609 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3384 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3163 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3072 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2882 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2741 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2596 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2602 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2965 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2561 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2436 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2681 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.281 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2769 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2338 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2442 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2049 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2061 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1972 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1968 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1846 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1914 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2718 kg/ha | +42.0% |
| 2018 | 0.194 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1639 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1419 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2267 kg/ha | +59.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1963 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2112 kg/ha | +7.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2112 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4325 kg/ha, 49% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2112 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1059 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2178 kg/ha | 0.1903 kg/ha | 0.2436 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2931 kg/ha | 0.2202 kg/ha | 0.3738 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3496 kg/ha | 0.3113 kg/ha | 0.3941 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3179 kg/ha | 0.2844 kg/ha | 0.3609 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.265 kg/ha | 0.2338 kg/ha | 0.2965 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2055 kg/ha | 0.1639 kg/ha | 0.2718 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.194 kg/ha | 0.1419 kg/ha | 0.2267 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Australia was 0.2112 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3941 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1419 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Australia ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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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 (%).