Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe
Europe: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 32.1 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for input — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe is 32.1 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe peaked at 76.62 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 32.1 kg/ha, in 2023.
Europe ranks 12th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.36 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 45.73 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 46.98 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 47.98 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 50.14 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 52.1 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 54.58 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 55.45 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 56.38 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 58.22 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 61.15 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 63.33 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 66.48 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 66.54 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 70.53 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 71.35 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 71.03 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 72.44 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 71.27 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 71.43 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 71.96 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 72.08 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 75.17 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 75.67 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 76.62 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 76.46 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.22 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.91 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.56 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 67.49 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 63.13 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 54.2 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 49.48 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 47.54 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 46.17 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 45.13 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 43.71 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 41.99 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 40.76 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 39.55 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 38.86 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 38.79 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 38.75 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.18 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 36.7 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 37.22 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 38.11 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 34.15 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 33.36 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 35.31 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 34.71 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 34.65 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 35.07 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.14 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 34.9 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 35.25 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 35.65 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.2 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.77 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 36.16 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 34.5 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 32.18 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 32.1 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.41 kg/ha | 44.36 kg/ha | 56.38 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.24 kg/ha | 58.22 kg/ha | 72.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.51 kg/ha | 71.43 kg/ha | 76.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.96 kg/ha | 40.76 kg/ha | 67.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.37 kg/ha | 33.36 kg/ha | 39.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.07 kg/ha | 34.65 kg/ha | 35.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.73 kg/ha | 32.1 kg/ha | 36.16 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.69 kg/ha compare
- 9 Mongolia 189.84 kg/ha compare
- 10 Costa Rica 183.9 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14.59 kg/ha compare
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 176.72 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.65 kg/ha compare
- 12 Djibouti 175.91 kg/ha compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 11.63 kg/ha compare
- 13 Switzerland 168.94 kg/ha compare
- 14 Qatar 161 kg/ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 7.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Malta 143.96 kg/ha compare
- 15 Türkiye 7.69 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe was 32.1 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 76.62 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Europe ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — 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 (%).