Input — Cropland potassium in Europe
Europe: Input — Cropland potassium was 9.19 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Input — Cropland potassium in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for input — cropland potassium in Europe is 9.19 million t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium in Europe peaked at 24.84 million t in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.19 million t, in 2023.
That places Europe 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.13 million t | — |
| 1962 | 15.61 million t | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 15.95 million t | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 16.20 million t | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 16.87 million t | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 17.37 million t | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 18.15 million t | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 18.38 million t | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 18.69 million t | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 19.24 million t | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 20.05 million t | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 20.72 million t | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 21.70 million t | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 21.75 million t | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 23.01 million t | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 23.26 million t | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 23.16 million t | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 23.60 million t | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 23.15 million t | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 23.18 million t | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 23.35 million t | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 23.39 million t | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 24.37 million t | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 24.54 million t | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 24.84 million t | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 24.79 million t | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 24.73 million t | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 24.54 million t | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 23.61 million t | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 21.59 million t | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 20.13 million t | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 17.25 million t | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 15.58 million t | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 14.88 million t | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 14.33 million t | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 13.95 million t | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 13.57 million t | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 12.92 million t | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 12.46 million t | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.02 million t | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 11.67 million t | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 11.56 million t | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.46 million t | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.26 million t | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.79 million t | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 10.88 million t | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.08 million t | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 9.95 million t | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 9.71 million t | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.24 million t | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 10.05 million t | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.06 million t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.16 million t | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.17 million t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.09 million t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.17 million t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.29 million t | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.15 million t | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.04 million t | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.37 million t | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 9.90 million t | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.21 million t | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 9.19 million t | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.93 million t | 15.13 million t | 18.69 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.96 million t | 19.24 million t | 23.60 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.14 million t | 23.18 million t | 24.84 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.67 million t | 12.46 million t | 21.59 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.04 million t | 9.71 million t | 12.02 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.14 million t | 10.04 million t | 10.29 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 million t | 9.19 million t | 10.37 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 2 China, mainland 12.04 million t compare
- 3 USSR 12.02 million t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 708,468 t compare
- 4 Brazil 8.16 million t compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 258,319 t compare
- 5 India 3.95 million t compare
- 6 Indonesia 2.15 million t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 1.65 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 192,459 t compare
- 8 Pakistan 1.11 million t compare
- 8 Türkiye 184,236 t 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 in Europe?
- Input — cropland potassium in Europe was 9.19 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 24.84 million t in 1985.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.19 million t in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for input — cropland potassium?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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. 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 (%).