Northern America vs Switzerland: Input β€” Cropland potassium per unit area

Northern America
32.14 kg/ha
in 2023
Switzerland
168.94 kg/ha
in 2023
Northern America rank
7th
Switzerland rank
13th

Input β€” Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • Northern America
  • Switzerland
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 168.94 kg/ha against 32.14 kg/ha in Northern America, a difference of 136.8 kg/ha.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 5.3 times Northern America's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 10 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 22.84 kg/ha 308 kg/ha 285.16 kg/ha Switzerland
1970s 27.14 kg/ha 333.67 kg/ha 306.53 kg/ha Switzerland
1980s 27.43 kg/ha 303.67 kg/ha 276.24 kg/ha Switzerland
1990s 26.64 kg/ha 246.28 kg/ha 219.64 kg/ha Switzerland
2000s 27.07 kg/ha 200.75 kg/ha 173.68 kg/ha Switzerland
2010s 29.65 kg/ha 187.31 kg/ha 157.66 kg/ha Switzerland
2020s 31.85 kg/ha 177 kg/ha 145.16 kg/ha Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input β€” cropland potassium per unit area, Northern America or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 168.94 kg/ha against 32.14 kg/ha in Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in input β€” cropland potassium per unit area between Northern America and Switzerland?
136.8 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Northern America and Switzerland rank globally for input β€” cropland potassium per unit area?
Northern America ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input β€” Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Input β€” 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, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).