Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.4198 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.4198 kg/ha for seed — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand peaked at 1.24 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4107 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6239 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7082 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7107 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6519 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7311 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7054 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6741 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8461 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9329 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9252 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8614 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8182 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8129 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6837 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7533 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7051 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7049 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7426 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5934 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6604 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7316 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8371 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 1.04 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 1.24 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8477 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 1.19 kg/ha | +40.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7438 kg/ha | -37.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7199 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7493 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.736 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.762 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8883 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9122 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9819 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9747 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9143 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9664 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9844 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9862 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9789 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9327 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9194 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8899 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9187 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8261 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8003 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8128 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7675 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8137 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7707 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6677 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6003 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.737 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6667 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6811 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7032 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4725 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4875 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4179 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4107 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4198 kg/ha | +2.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.4198 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4325 kg/ha, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.4198 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1059 kg/ha, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7316 kg/ha | 0.6239 kg/ha | 0.9329 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7601 kg/ha | 0.5934 kg/ha | 0.9252 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9122 kg/ha | 0.6604 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.887 kg/ha | 0.736 kg/ha | 0.9844 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9065 kg/ha | 0.8003 kg/ha | 1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.688 kg/ha | 0.4725 kg/ha | 0.8137 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.434 kg/ha | 0.4107 kg/ha | 0.4875 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in New Zealand was 0.4198 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 kg/ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4107 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- New Zealand ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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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 (%).