Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 40.64 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 40.64 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe peaked at 57.34 kg/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 27.05 kg/ha, in 1963.
That places Northern Europe 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.71 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 28.64 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 27.05 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 29.69 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 29.81 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 28.52 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 30.84 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 30.92 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 29.94 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 31.21 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 34.09 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 33.36 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 33.43 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 35.81 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 31.28 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 32.54 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 35.62 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 37.28 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 36.6 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 39 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 38.81 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 43.83 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 42.38 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 51.6 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 45.57 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 48.05 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 44.21 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 44.4 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 50.36 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 54.74 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 51.77 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 47.98 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 51.85 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 49.48 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 52.71 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 57.34 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 54.78 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 51.76 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 50.23 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 56.1 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 52.73 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 56.84 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 56.23 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 56.52 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 54.76 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 52.63 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 52.62 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.81 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 55.06 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 49.9 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 51.32 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 49.86 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 49.59 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 54.73 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 56.21 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 49.51 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 52.17 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 39.52 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 52.94 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 48.23 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 45.38 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 49.48 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 40.64 kg/ha | -17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.35 kg/ha | 27.05 kg/ha | 30.92 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.12 kg/ha | 31.21 kg/ha | 37.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.82 kg/ha | 38.81 kg/ha | 51.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.26 kg/ha | 47.98 kg/ha | 57.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.03 kg/ha | 52.62 kg/ha | 56.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.57 kg/ha | 39.52 kg/ha | 56.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.93 kg/ha | 40.64 kg/ha | 49.48 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 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
- 8 Bangladesh 88.62 kg/ha compare
- 9 Ireland 86.86 kg/ha compare
- 10 Denmark 74.96 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe was 40.64 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 57.34 kg/ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.05 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Northern Europe rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Northern Europe ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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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 (%).