Europe vs Ireland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Europe
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 63.01 kg/ha against 9.59 kg/ha in Europe, a difference of 53.42 kg/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 6.6 times Europe's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 11th of 29 groups.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.85 kg/ha | 57.41 kg/ha | 41.57 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1970s | 28.06 kg/ha | 104.74 kg/ha | 76.68 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1980s | 32.97 kg/ha | 117.25 kg/ha | 84.29 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1990s | 16.28 kg/ha | 125.58 kg/ha | 109.3 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 11 kg/ha | 69.28 kg/ha | 58.28 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 10.64 kg/ha | 72.49 kg/ha | 61.86 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 10.66 kg/ha | 79.72 kg/ha | 69.06 kg/ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area, Europe or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 63.01 kg/ha against 9.59 kg/ha in Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area between Europe and Ireland?
- 53.42 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe and Ireland rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Europe ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 11th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 (%).