Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium in Western Europe

Western Europe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium was 1.24 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.24 million t
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
9th
of 10 groups
All-time high
1.38 million t
in 2014
All-time low
798,290 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium in Western Europe, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Western Europe stood at 1.24 million t.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Western Europe peaked at 1.38 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 798,290 t, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 909,821 t 798,290 t 986,812 t 9
1970s 992,745 t 889,759 t 1.06 million t 10
1980s 1.14 million t 994,395 t 1.19 million t 10
1990s 1.19 million t 1.09 million t 1.29 million t 10
2000s 1.24 million t 1.12 million t 1.34 million t 10
2010s 1.26 million t 1.18 million t 1.38 million t 10
2020s 1.22 million t 1.17 million t 1.26 million t 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 6 USSR 1.88 million t compare
  2. 7 Russian Federation 1.35 million t compare
  3. 8 Nigeria 1.04 million t compare
  4. 9 Argentina 854,890 t compare
  5. 10 Ukraine 669,062 t compare
  6. 11 Canada 645,094 t compare
  7. 12 Australia and New Zealand 634,016 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Western Europe?
Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Western Europe was 1.24 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 million t in 2014.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 798,290 t in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium?
Western Europe ranks 9th out of 10 groups with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — 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, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).