Ireland vs Northern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Ireland
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 300.53 kg/ha against 37.93 kg/ha in Northern Europe, a difference of 262.6 kg/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 7.9 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 5th and Northern Europe ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 185.21 kg/ha | 70.8 kg/ha | 114.41 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1970s | 284.11 kg/ha | 80.16 kg/ha | 203.95 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1980s | 298.6 kg/ha | 80.19 kg/ha | 218.41 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1990s | 352.61 kg/ha | 64.61 kg/ha | 288 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 272.96 kg/ha | 52.55 kg/ha | 220.41 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 296.87 kg/ha | 43.76 kg/ha | 253.1 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 315.61 kg/ha | 40.87 kg/ha | 274.74 kg/ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area, Ireland or Northern Europe?
- Ireland, at 300.53 kg/ha against 37.93 kg/ha in Northern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area between Ireland and Northern Europe?
- 262.6 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Northern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Northern Europe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Ireland ranks 5th and Northern Europe ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — 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 (%).