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
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland, 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 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 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.03 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 42.83 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 39.91 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 37.28 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 39.32 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 40.12 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 44.06 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 48.61 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 46.16 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 42.26 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 46.8 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 43.28 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 42.98 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 46.64 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 47.17 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 41.73 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 52.75 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 50.27 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 51.76 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 50.32 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 52.55 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 59.92 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 58.37 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 73.12 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1985 | 62.05 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 63.05 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 72.86 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 77.73 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 75.41 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 83.74 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 84.16 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.72 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 72.84 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 75.24 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 81.96 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 91.78 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 81.81 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 79.64 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 87.2 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 98.75 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 95.42 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 86.64 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 92.06 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 105.2 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 88.34 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 99.89 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 95.92 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 103.97 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 90.44 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 96.41 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 110.07 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 87.24 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 98.04 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 106.42 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 114.17 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 104.01 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 111.82 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 85.18 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 108.86 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 89.16 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 111.21 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 111.78 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.86 kg/ha | -22.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 86.86 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.01 kg/ha, 3.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 86.86 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.9 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 33.22 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 92.82 kg/ha compare
- 7 Czechia 90.59 kg/ha compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28.3 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 88.62 kg/ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 21.3 kg/ha compare
- 10 Denmark 74.96 kg/ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 18.31 kg/ha compare
- 11 Czechoslovakia 73.02 kg/ha compare
- 12 Ukraine 69.8 kg/ha compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.94 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
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 186 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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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 (%).