Seed — Cropland potassium in Northern America
Northern America: Seed — Cropland potassium was 87,780 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland potassium in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 87,780 t for seed — cropland potassium in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium in Northern America peaked at 111,723 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61,448 t, in 1961.
That places Northern America 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61,448 t | — |
| 1962 | 61,520 t | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 61,954 t | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 63,020 t | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 63,410 t | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 64,304 t | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 65,752 t | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 65,060 t | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 62,697 t | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 66,256 t | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 64,313 t | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 66,990 t | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 73,535 t | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 70,589 t | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 74,266 t | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 71,867 t | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 73,021 t | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 76,295 t | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 81,538 t | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 81,397 t | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 81,302 t | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 75,101 t | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 78,837 t | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 77,696 t | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 75,851 t | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 72,952 t | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 70,419 t | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 75,959 t | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 73,822 t | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 74,716 t | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 73,034 t | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 77,855 t | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 79,105 t | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 80,858 t | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 84,469 t | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 88,988 t | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 88,869 t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 88,469 t | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 91,180 t | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 90,443 t | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 91,424 t | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 89,950 t | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 91,732 t | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 88,241 t | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 89,868 t | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 85,248 t | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 90,515 t | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 89,304 t | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 88,844 t | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 86,190 t | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 87,754 t | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 87,125 t | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 92,251 t | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 94,122 t | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 101,643 t | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 107,628 t | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 111,723 t | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 109,584 t | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 82,439 t | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 86,757 t | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 91,394 t | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 91,594 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87,780 t | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,241 t | 61,448 t | 65,752 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 71,867 t | 64,313 t | 81,538 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,334 t | 70,419 t | 81,397 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,754 t | 73,034 t | 91,180 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,557 t | 85,248 t | 91,732 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,046 t | 82,439 t | 111,723 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,381 t | 86,757 t | 91,594 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,431 t compare
- 8 Ukraine 44,342 t compare
- 9 Pakistan 24,101 t compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 4,107 t compare
- 10 Argentina 17,829 t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,017 t compare
- 11 Canada 16,778 t compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,790 t compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 13,925 t compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,104 t compare
- 13 Myanmar 10,379 t compare
- 14 Poland 10,363 t compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 885.06 t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium in Northern America?
- Seed — cropland potassium in Northern America was 87,780 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 111,723 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,448 t in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for seed — cropland potassium?
- Northern America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).