Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 868,094 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
868,094 t
Change on year
down 12.0%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.26 million t
in 1984
All-time low
716,156 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Southern Europe is 868,094 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Southern Europe peaked at 1.26 million t in 1984 and was at its lowest, 716,156 t, in 1961.

Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 858,503 t 716,156 t 978,838 t 9
1970s 1.01 million t 922,306 t 1.12 million t 10
1980s 1.11 million t 981,925 t 1.26 million t 10
1990s 1.03 million t 872,755 t 1.15 million t 10
2000s 979,244 t 864,121 t 1.11 million t 10
2010s 973,253 t 869,611 t 1.11 million t 10
2020s 1.04 million t 868,094 t 1.17 million t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 20 Australia 498,921 t compare
  2. 21 Egypt 443,827 t compare
  3. 22 Myanmar 436,360 t compare
  4. 23 Uzbekistan 414,728 t compare
  5. 24 South Africa 390,350 t compare
  6. 25 Czechoslovakia 367,089 t compare
  7. 26 Italy 352,568 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Southern Europe?
Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Southern Europe was 868,094 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 million t in 1984.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 716,156 t in 1961.
How does Southern Europe rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
Southern Europe ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
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 (%).