Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.0304 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica stood at 0.0304 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Jamaica peaked at 0.0848 kg/ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 2007.
That places Jamaica 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0413 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0206 kg/ha | -50.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0413 kg/ha | +100.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0413 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0438 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0438 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0219 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0219 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0219 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0456 kg/ha | +108.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0456 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0456 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0456 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0684 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0228 kg/ha | -66.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0228 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0848 kg/ha | +271.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0456 kg/ha | -46.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0238 kg/ha | -47.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0475 kg/ha | +99.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0238 kg/ha | -49.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0248 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0259 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0518 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.026 kg/ha | -49.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0252 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0242 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0208 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0421 kg/ha | +102.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0213 kg/ha | -49.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0215 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0219 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0224 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0228 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0228 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0233 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0233 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0235 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.024 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.024 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0259 kg/ha | — |
| 2009 | 0.0263 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0297 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0298 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0299 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0301 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0604 kg/ha | +100.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0607 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0607 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0607 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0304 kg/ha | -49.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0304 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0304 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0304 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0607 kg/ha | +99.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0304 kg/ha | -49.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0304 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2591 kg/ha, 12% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0304 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1863 kg/ha, 16% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +271.9% | 0.0228 kg/ha | 0.0848 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +108.2% | 0.0219 kg/ha | 0.0456 kg/ha |
| 1994 | +102.4% | 0.0208 kg/ha | 0.0421 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +100.7% | 0.0301 kg/ha | 0.0604 kg/ha |
| 1963 | +100.5% | 0.0206 kg/ha | 0.0413 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +100.0% | 0.0259 kg/ha | 0.0518 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0331 kg/ha | 0.0206 kg/ha | 0.0438 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0451 kg/ha | 0.0228 kg/ha | 0.0848 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0303 kg/ha | 0.0238 kg/ha | 0.0518 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 kg/ha | 0.0208 kg/ha | 0.0421 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.0263 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0423 kg/ha | 0.0297 kg/ha | 0.0607 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.038 kg/ha | 0.0304 kg/ha | 0.0607 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 161 Sudan (former) 0.0352 kg/ha compare
- 162 Tuvalu 0.0326 kg/ha compare
- 163 Bahamas 0.0308 kg/ha compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.0275 kg/ha compare
- 166 Cook Islands 0.0249 kg/ha compare
- 167 Maldives 0.0245 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Jamaica?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Jamaica was 0.0304 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0848 kg/ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 2007.
- How does Jamaica rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Jamaica ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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About this data
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 (%).