Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 65.14 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe is 65.14 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe peaked at 68.1 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.12 kg/ha, in 1961.
Western Europe ranks 1st of 29 groups 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.12 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 41.94 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 40.07 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 43.13 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 42.97 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 40.53 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 49.2 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1968 | 49.33 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 47.83 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 42.92 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 49.87 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 52.15 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 52.06 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 53.26 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 46.46 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 43.72 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 48.03 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 54.38 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 51.13 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 54.17 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 52.32 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 55.35 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 51.74 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 62.33 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 57.34 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 53.36 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 51.52 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 53.53 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 54.27 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 55.17 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 58.1 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 53.5 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 54.95 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 55.19 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 56.82 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 61.2 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 59.76 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 62.23 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 60 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 60.46 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 59.32 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 60.81 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 52.88 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 65.62 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 60.27 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 57.7 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 54.22 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 63.19 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 63.46 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.07 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 57.21 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 61.64 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 63.19 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 67.7 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 68.07 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.68 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 64.12 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 58.47 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 68.1 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 61.06 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 65.02 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 64.28 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 65.14 kg/ha | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.35 kg/ha | 35.12 kg/ha | 49.33 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.4 kg/ha | 42.92 kg/ha | 54.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.59 kg/ha | 51.52 kg/ha | 62.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.69 kg/ha | 53.5 kg/ha | 62.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.79 kg/ha | 52.88 kg/ha | 65.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.42 kg/ha | 56.68 kg/ha | 68.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.88 kg/ha | 61.06 kg/ha | 65.14 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western 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
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe was 65.14 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.12 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Western Europe ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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 (%).