Germany vs Southern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium

Germany
465,647 t
in 2023
Southern Europe
1.02 million t
in 2023
Germany rank
8th
Southern Europe rank
6th

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium over time

  • Germany
  • Southern Europe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 1.02 million t against 465,647 t in Germany, a difference of 556,003 t.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 8th and Southern Europe ranks 6th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Southern Europe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 2.03 million t 1.14 million t 888,434 t Germany
1970s 2.12 million t 1.42 million t 701,779 t Germany
1980s 1.96 million t 1.58 million t 376,261 t Germany
1990s 1.06 million t 1.47 million t 411,499 t Southern Europe
2000s 695,727 t 1.26 million t 563,311 t Southern Europe
2010s 647,547 t 1.04 million t 388,088 t Southern Europe
2020s 486,549 t 1.02 million t 536,590 t Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium, Germany or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 1.02 million t against 465,647 t in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium between Germany and Southern Europe?
556,003 t, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Southern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Southern Europe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
Germany ranks 8th and Southern Europe ranks 6th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — 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, 13,500 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 (%).