Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Denmark

Denmark: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 74.96 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
74.96 kg/ha
Change on year
down 20.8%
World rank
10th
of 186 countries
All-time high
94.7 kg/ha
in 2019
All-time low
32.35 kg/ha
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Denmark, 1961–2023

406080100196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 74.96 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.

That represents a change of down 20.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Denmark peaked at 94.7 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.35 kg/ha, in 1976.

Denmark ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Denmark, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 40.83 kg/ha —
1962 43.48 kg/ha +6.5%
1963 39.83 kg/ha -8.4%
1964 44.93 kg/ha +12.8%
1965 44.17 kg/ha -1.7%
1966 42.28 kg/ha -4.3%
1967 42.69 kg/ha +1.0%
1968 44.49 kg/ha +4.2%
1969 42.65 kg/ha -4.1%
1970 38.18 kg/ha -10.5%
1971 42.46 kg/ha +11.2%
1972 41.7 kg/ha -1.8%
1973 37.8 kg/ha -9.4%
1974 41.69 kg/ha +10.3%
1975 35.41 kg/ha -15.0%
1976 32.35 kg/ha -8.6%
1977 39.18 kg/ha +21.1%
1978 38.79 kg/ha -1.0%
1979 38.89 kg/ha +0.3%
1980 35.93 kg/ha -7.6%
1981 37.47 kg/ha +4.3%
1982 41.54 kg/ha +10.9%
1983 35.42 kg/ha -14.7%
1984 51.31 kg/ha +44.9%
1985 43.95 kg/ha -14.3%
1986 43.79 kg/ha -0.4%
1987 40.01 kg/ha -8.6%
1988 43.9 kg/ha +9.7%
1989 49.77 kg/ha +13.4%
1990 53.67 kg/ha +7.8%
1991 51.9 kg/ha -3.3%
1992 41.96 kg/ha -19.2%
1993 55.47 kg/ha +32.2%
1994 55.26 kg/ha -0.4%
1995 65.24 kg/ha +18.1%
1996 65.17 kg/ha -0.1%
1997 67.9 kg/ha +4.2%
1998 67.82 kg/ha -0.1%
1999 64.27 kg/ha -5.2%
2000 72.72 kg/ha +13.1%
2001 74.24 kg/ha +2.1%
2002 69.18 kg/ha -6.8%
2003 74.31 kg/ha +7.4%
2004 74.17 kg/ha -0.2%
2005 77.22 kg/ha +4.1%
2006 73.76 kg/ha -4.5%
2007 71.53 kg/ha -3.0%
2008 77.52 kg/ha +8.4%
2009 88.85 kg/ha +14.6%
2010 77.64 kg/ha -12.6%
2011 78.08 kg/ha +0.6%
2012 84.41 kg/ha +8.1%
2013 83.32 kg/ha -1.3%
2014 91.32 kg/ha +9.6%
2015 92.69 kg/ha +1.5%
2016 83.25 kg/ha -10.2%
2017 93.11 kg/ha +11.8%
2018 65.44 kg/ha -29.7%
2019 94.7 kg/ha +44.7%
2020 93.39 kg/ha -1.4%
2021 86.15 kg/ha -7.7%
2022 94.68 kg/ha +9.9%
2023 74.96 kg/ha -20.8%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 74.96 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.01 kg/ha, 3.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 74.96 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.9 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.82 kg/ha 39.83 kg/ha 44.93 kg/ha 9
1970s 38.65 kg/ha 32.35 kg/ha 42.46 kg/ha 10
1980s 42.31 kg/ha 35.42 kg/ha 51.31 kg/ha 10
1990s 58.87 kg/ha 41.96 kg/ha 67.9 kg/ha 10
2000s 75.35 kg/ha 69.18 kg/ha 88.85 kg/ha 10
2010s 84.4 kg/ha 65.44 kg/ha 94.7 kg/ha 10
2020s 87.29 kg/ha 74.96 kg/ha 94.68 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 7 Czechia 90.59 kg/ha compare
  2. 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28.3 kg/ha compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 88.62 kg/ha compare
  4. 9 Ireland 86.86 kg/ha compare
  5. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 21.3 kg/ha compare
  6. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 18.31 kg/ha compare
  7. 11 Czechoslovakia 73.02 kg/ha compare
  8. 12 Ukraine 69.8 kg/ha compare
  9. 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.94 kg/ha compare
  10. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.18 kg/ha compare
  11. 13 Luxembourg 69.22 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Denmark?
Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Denmark was 74.96 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 94.7 kg/ha in 2019.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 32.35 kg/ha in 1976.
How does Denmark rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
Denmark ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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
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