Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 36.96 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 36.96 kg/ha for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe peaked at 39.2 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.74 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Western Europe 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.74 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 23.67 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 24.43 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 24.37 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 23.28 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 23.4 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 26.87 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 27.39 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 25.48 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 26.21 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 27.46 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 27.59 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 29.34 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 29.31 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 26.78 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 25.09 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 28.33 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 29.62 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 29.75 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 29.96 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 30.99 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 32.53 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 28.14 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 33.58 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1985 | 33.55 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 32.12 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 32.59 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 33.76 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 33.86 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 34.2 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 32.99 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 33.91 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 32.84 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 30.89 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 31.99 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 34.49 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 35.42 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 35 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 36.48 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 36.29 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 34.11 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 35.74 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 31.64 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 37.66 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 35.08 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 32.98 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 33.65 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 35.77 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 37.58 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 34.61 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 36.09 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 35.38 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 34.85 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 39.2 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 36.19 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 33.83 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 38.88 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 33.94 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 36.83 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 34.87 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 37.26 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 36.13 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 36.96 kg/ha | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.4 kg/ha | 20.74 kg/ha | 27.39 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.95 kg/ha | 25.09 kg/ha | 29.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.11 kg/ha | 28.14 kg/ha | 33.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.82 kg/ha | 30.89 kg/ha | 36.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.05 kg/ha | 31.64 kg/ha | 37.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.98 kg/ha | 33.83 kg/ha | 39.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3 kg/ha | 34.87 kg/ha | 37.26 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 2 Guyana 148.25 kg/ha compare
- 3 Faroe Islands 124.42 kg/ha compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 123.81 kg/ha compare
- 5 Costa Rica 93.61 kg/ha compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 89.59 kg/ha compare
- 7 Singapore 85.58 kg/ha compare
- 8 Kuwait 85.57 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe was 36.96 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.74 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Western Europe ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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 (%).