Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland

Ireland: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 86.86 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
86.86 kg/ha
Change on year
down 22.3%
World rank
9th
of 201 countries
All-time high
114.17 kg/ha
in 2015
All-time low
37.28 kg/ha
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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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 Ireland stood at 86.86 kg/ha.

The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland peaked at 114.17 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.28 kg/ha, in 1964.

Ireland ranks 9th of 201 countries 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.14 kg/ha 37.28 kg/ha 48.61 kg/ha 9
1970s 46.56 kg/ha 41.73 kg/ha 52.75 kg/ha 10
1980s 64.54 kg/ha 50.32 kg/ha 77.73 kg/ha 10
1990s 82.41 kg/ha 72.84 kg/ha 91.78 kg/ha 10
2000s 95.66 kg/ha 86.64 kg/ha 105.2 kg/ha 10
2010s 102.22 kg/ha 85.18 kg/ha 114.17 kg/ha 10
2020s 99.75 kg/ha 86.86 kg/ha 111.78 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 6 Uzbekistan 92.82 kg/ha compare
  2. 7 Czechia 90.59 kg/ha compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 88.62 kg/ha compare
  4. 10 Denmark 74.96 kg/ha compare
  5. 11 Czechoslovakia 73.02 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Ukraine 69.8 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland?
Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland was 86.86 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 114.17 kg/ha in 2015.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 37.28 kg/ha in 1964.
How does Ireland rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
Ireland ranks 9th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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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 (%).