Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in South America

South America: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.6355 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6355 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.6748 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
0.3356 kg/ha
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in South America, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in South America stood at 0.6355 kg/ha.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in South America peaked at 0.6748 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3356 kg/ha, in 1982.

South America ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3831 kg/ha 0.3713 kg/ha 0.3929 kg/ha 9
1970s 0.3961 kg/ha 0.3728 kg/ha 0.4265 kg/ha 10
1980s 0.3721 kg/ha 0.3356 kg/ha 0.3931 kg/ha 10
1990s 0.4043 kg/ha 0.3693 kg/ha 0.4349 kg/ha 10
2000s 0.4963 kg/ha 0.4499 kg/ha 0.5239 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.6059 kg/ha 0.5147 kg/ha 0.6748 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.6488 kg/ha 0.6297 kg/ha 0.6709 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 8 Kyrgyzstan 1.4 kg/ha compare
  2. 9 Ukraine 1.31 kg/ha compare
  3. 10 Uzbekistan 1.3 kg/ha compare
  4. 11 Nepal 1.28 kg/ha compare
  5. 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.27 kg/ha compare
  6. 13 Armenia 1.17 kg/ha compare
  7. 14 Malawi 1.14 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 South America?
Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in South America was 0.6355 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 0.6748 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3356 kg/ha in 1982.
How does South America rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
South America ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America 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 (%).