USSR vs Western Europe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium

USSR
1.88 million t
in 1991
Western Europe
1.24 million t
in 2023
USSR rank
6th
Western Europe rank
18th

Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium over time

  • USSR
  • Western Europe
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 1.88 million t against 1.24 million t in Western Europe, a difference of 638,620 t.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.5 times Western Europe's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

USSR ranks 6th and Western Europe ranks 18th of 186 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.78 million t 909,821 t 865,795 t USSR
1970s 2.19 million t 992,745 t 1.20 million t USSR
1980s 2.16 million t 1.14 million t 1.02 million t USSR
1990s 2.08 million t 1.18 million t 905,875 t USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland potassium, USSR or Western Europe?
USSR, at 1.88 million t against 1.24 million t in Western Europe as of 1991.
What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland potassium between USSR and Western Europe?
638,620 t, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Western Europe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do USSR and Western Europe rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium?
USSR ranks 6th and Western Europe ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
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 (%).