Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal
Portugal: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 63.56 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 63.56 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal peaked at 68.29 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.01 kg/ha, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.01 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 28.39 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 29.68 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 29.84 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 28.99 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 29.38 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 30.24 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 30.35 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 30.46 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 31.58 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 30.31 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 33.68 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 34.67 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 31.86 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 33.33 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 33.28 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 36.58 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 37.82 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 40.8 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 42.74 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 44.91 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 43.7 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 40.98 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 38.23 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 39.68 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 41.92 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 42.76 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 43.59 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 42.97 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 44.28 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 42.43 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 44.4 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 45.2 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 45.85 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 46.79 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 50.43 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 52.38 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 54.67 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 55.94 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 51.19 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 51.34 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.58 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 50.72 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 52.26 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 56.81 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 57.68 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.92 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 59.94 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 55.02 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 57.73 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 57.79 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 58.56 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.32 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 61.56 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 63.82 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 66.31 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 68.29 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 63.75 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 61.16 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 66.69 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 62.32 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 59.04 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 63.56 kg/ha | +7.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 63.56 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.69 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 63.56 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.49 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.48 kg/ha | 28.01 kg/ha | 30.46 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.39 kg/ha | 30.31 kg/ha | 40.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.15 kg/ha | 38.23 kg/ha | 44.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.24 kg/ha | 42.43 kg/ha | 55.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.05 kg/ha | 49.58 kg/ha | 65.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.83 kg/ha | 57.73 kg/ha | 68.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9 kg/ha | 59.04 kg/ha | 66.69 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal was 63.56 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.29 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.01 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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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 (%).