Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe
Europe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 18.18 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe is 18.18 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe peaked at 18.76 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.55 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Europe 21st out of 38 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.94 kg/ha | 10.55 kg/ha | 13.56 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.1 kg/ha | 13.14 kg/ha | 15.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.11 kg/ha | 13.87 kg/ha | 16.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.54 kg/ha | 13.63 kg/ha | 15.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.15 kg/ha | 13.86 kg/ha | 16.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.23 kg/ha | 14.62 kg/ha | 18.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.19 kg/ha | 17.83 kg/ha | 18.7 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe was 18.18 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 18.76 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.55 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Europe rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Europe ranks 21st out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).