Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 14.66 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27) stood at 14.66 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27) peaked at 47.77 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 12.72 kg/ha, in 2009.
That places European Union (27) 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.94 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 23.25 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 24.67 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 26.04 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 27.39 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 28.58 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 31.18 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 32.56 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 34.72 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 37.8 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 41.62 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 42.99 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 46.35 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 43.68 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 45.41 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 45.9 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 45.45 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 47.07 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 47.77 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 45.42 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 46.67 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 45.64 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 46.95 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 46.82 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 46.29 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 47.26 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 45.85 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 46.6 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 43.64 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 36.78 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 29.42 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 24.43 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 24.66 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 25.5 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 26.32 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 26.67 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 26.71 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 25.81 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 24.52 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 22.84 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 22.41 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 22.28 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.71 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 22.52 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 20.62 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 21.1 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.95 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 13.51 kg/ha | -41.1% |
| 2009 | 12.72 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 17.49 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 16.08 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 16.44 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.85 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 17.78 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.58 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.39 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 19.12 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.33 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.91 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 20.34 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 18.27 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 14.07 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 14.66 kg/ha | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.92 kg/ha | 22.94 kg/ha | 34.72 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.4 kg/ha | 37.8 kg/ha | 47.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.11 kg/ha | 43.64 kg/ha | 47.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.08 kg/ha | 24.43 kg/ha | 36.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.37 kg/ha | 12.72 kg/ha | 22.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9 kg/ha | 16.08 kg/ha | 19.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.84 kg/ha | 14.07 kg/ha | 20.34 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27) was 14.66 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.77 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.72 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does European Union (27) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).