Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 249,912 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 249,912 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 621,476 t in 1984 and was at its lowest, 249,912 t, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34th out of 186 countries 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 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 269,731 t | — |
| 1962 | 301,858 t | +11.9% |
| 1963 | 277,468 t | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 296,742 t | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 294,112 t | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 276,146 t | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 299,014 t | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 267,509 t | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 278,071 t | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 273,771 t | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 311,108 t | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 322,446 t | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 328,579 t | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 350,661 t | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 301,659 t | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 293,800 t | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 365,492 t | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 379,728 t | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 381,195 t | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 432,978 t | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 443,890 t | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 502,199 t | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 491,602 t | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 621,476 t | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 538,209 t | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 588,299 t | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 535,348 t | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 529,355 t | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 575,838 t | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 597,622 t | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 597,305 t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 578,882 t | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 523,860 t | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 512,337 t | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 535,896 t | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 587,491 t | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 555,162 t | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 525,236 t | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 504,394 t | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 524,486 t | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 422,655 t | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 504,486 t | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 469,862 t | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 473,987 t | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 463,071 t | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 491,020 t | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 442,859 t | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 493,518 t | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 452,810 t | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 428,611 t | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 430,194 t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 372,612 t | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 377,970 t | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 425,057 t | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 403,262 t | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 340,928 t | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 342,346 t | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 303,143 t | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 344,459 t | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 254,620 t | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 282,455 t | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 291,956 t | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 249,912 t | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 284,517 t | 267,509 t | 301,858 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 330,844 t | 273,771 t | 381,195 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 525,919 t | 432,978 t | 621,476 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 551,818 t | 504,394 t | 597,622 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 473,875 t | 422,655 t | 524,486 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 376,858 t | 303,143 t | 430,194 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 269,736 t | 249,912 t | 291,956 t | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 872,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0.1148 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 132,472 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 116,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 13.73 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 249,912 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 621,476 t in 1984.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,912 t in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).