Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal
Nepal: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.28 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 1.28 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal peaked at 1.29 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.375 kg/ha, in 1975.
That places Nepal 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4081 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4256 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4334 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4351 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4381 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4362 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4412 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4518 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4533 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4167 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4101 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4128 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3915 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3816 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.375 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4173 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4428 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4562 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4611 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4678 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4869 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4937 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5326 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5086 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.538 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5559 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5964 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.621 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6365 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.636 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.634 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6451 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6546 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6578 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6688 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6704 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7089 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7239 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7332 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7513 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7585 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7901 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.802 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.808 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8336 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8498 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9015 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.983 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9622 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9865 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.04 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.07 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.17 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.14 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.19 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.18 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.22 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.23 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.24 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.25 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.29 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.28 kg/ha | -0.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.28 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2844 kg/ha, 4.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.28 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5161 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4359 kg/ha | 0.4081 kg/ha | 0.4533 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4165 kg/ha | 0.375 kg/ha | 0.4611 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5437 kg/ha | 0.4678 kg/ha | 0.6365 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6733 kg/ha | 0.634 kg/ha | 0.7332 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8518 kg/ha | 0.7513 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 kg/ha | 0.9622 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 1.4 kg/ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 0.5609 kg/ha compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 0.4142 kg/ha compare
- 9 Ukraine 1.31 kg/ha compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.412 kg/ha compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 1.3 kg/ha compare
- 12 Armenia 1.17 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 0.2646 kg/ha compare
- 13 Malawi 1.14 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.1786 kg/ha compare
- 14 Turkmenistan 1.11 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Nepal was 1.28 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Nepal rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Nepal ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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 (%).