Italy vs Portugal: Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area

Italy
41.6 kg/ha
in 2023
Portugal
44.6 kg/ha
in 2023
Italy rank
42nd
Portugal rank
39th

Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 44.6 kg/ha against 41.6 kg/ha in Italy, a difference of 3 kg/ha.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 39th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 38.23 kg/ha 24.41 kg/ha 13.82 kg/ha Italy
1970s 45.36 kg/ha 25.97 kg/ha 19.39 kg/ha Italy
1980s 47.79 kg/ha 31.01 kg/ha 16.78 kg/ha Italy
1990s 43.81 kg/ha 33.85 kg/ha 9.96 kg/ha Italy
2000s 41.99 kg/ha 41.02 kg/ha 0.9717 kg/ha Italy
2010s 45.2 kg/ha 47.97 kg/ha 2.77 kg/ha Portugal
2020s 43.26 kg/ha 47.33 kg/ha 4.07 kg/ha Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 44.6 kg/ha against 41.6 kg/ha in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area between Italy and Portugal?
3 kg/ha, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area?
Italy ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 39th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied — 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
Manure applied — 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
232 places, 13,437 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 (%).