Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 168.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland stood at 168.94 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland peaked at 343.1 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 168.94 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Switzerland 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 283.38 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 282.69 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 283.09 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 293.96 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 313.86 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 313.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 327.78 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 336.98 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 336.31 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 340.05 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 335.96 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 322.63 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 339.66 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 341.09 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 324.5 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 324.22 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 326.7 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 338.8 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 343.1 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 333.98 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 317.43 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 314.37 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 310.52 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 301.46 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 297.24 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 291.04 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 291.59 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 290.62 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 288.45 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 289.79 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 274.67 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 267.46 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 261.56 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 254.83 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 234.06 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 226.32 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 221.65 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 220.99 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 211.46 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 207.54 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 208.78 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 203.02 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 200.71 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 199.22 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 199.2 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 199.01 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 201.94 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 198.66 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 189.36 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 194.25 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 193.16 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 188.09 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 185.08 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 189.34 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 188.76 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 184.9 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 184.38 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 183.46 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 181.74 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 176.54 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 185.38 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 177.15 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 168.94 kg/ha | -4.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 168.94 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.69 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 168.94 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.49 kg/ha, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 308 kg/ha | 282.69 kg/ha | 336.98 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 333.67 kg/ha | 322.63 kg/ha | 343.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 303.67 kg/ha | 288.45 kg/ha | 333.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 246.28 kg/ha | 211.46 kg/ha | 289.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 200.75 kg/ha | 189.36 kg/ha | 208.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.31 kg/ha | 181.74 kg/ha | 194.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 177 kg/ha | 168.94 kg/ha | 185.38 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 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
- 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
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 139.42 kg/ha compare
- 16 Caribbean 22.56 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland was 168.94 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 343.1 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.94 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Switzerland ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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 (%).