Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe
Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 51.51 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe stood at 51.51 kg/ha.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe peaked at 51.77 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.89 kg/ha, in 1963.
Europe ranks 4th of 38 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.46 kg/ha | 20.89 kg/ha | 29.63 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.86 kg/ha | 27.5 kg/ha | 36.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.24 kg/ha | 30.29 kg/ha | 38.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.19 kg/ha | 32.09 kg/ha | 41.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.69 kg/ha | 32.27 kg/ha | 40 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.55 kg/ha | 33.31 kg/ha | 48.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.02 kg/ha | 47.61 kg/ha | 51.77 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Belgium 112.65 kg/ha compare
- 2 Egypt 109.37 kg/ha compare
- 3 Slovak Republic 108.52 kg/ha compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 97.16 kg/ha compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 94.74 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 92.82 kg/ha compare
- 7 Czechia 90.59 kg/ha compare
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 residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe was 51.51 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 51.77 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.89 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Europe rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 38 regions with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 residue 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 (%).