Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Iceland
Iceland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 17.32 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 17.32 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.7% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Iceland peaked at 42.97 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 11.63 kg/ha, in 2003.
Iceland ranks 53rd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.86 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 18.68 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1963 | 21.21 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 22.08 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 22.87 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 24.2 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 28.96 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1968 | 35.24 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1969 | 33.04 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 32.79 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 38.03 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 37.08 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 42.97 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 33.22 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1975 | 36.9 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 38.42 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 38.51 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 40.84 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 39.82 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 38.64 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 41.12 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 42.74 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 39.76 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 34.72 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 32.81 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 33.25 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 33.32 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 27.83 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1989 | 30.74 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 29.17 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 27.46 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 23.8 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 30.74 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 1994 | 23.98 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 21.52 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 23.54 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 21.22 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 12.77 kg/ha | -39.8% |
| 1999 | 27.02 kg/ha | +111.6% |
| 2000 | 27.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.46 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 2002 | 14.42 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 11.63 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 15.76 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 16.17 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 18.95 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 29.74 kg/ha | +57.0% |
| 2008 | 23.59 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 21.83 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 27.27 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 26.05 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 27.49 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 34.31 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 32.77 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 25.35 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 31.18 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 27.43 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 26.76 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 24.27 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 27.32 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 28.73 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 23.94 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 17.32 kg/ha | -27.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 17.32 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.25 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 17.32 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.93 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +111.6% | 12.77 kg/ha | 27.02 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.68 kg/ha | 15.86 kg/ha | 35.24 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.86 kg/ha | 32.79 kg/ha | 42.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.49 kg/ha | 27.83 kg/ha | 42.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.12 kg/ha | 12.77 kg/ha | 30.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.66 kg/ha | 11.63 kg/ha | 29.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.29 kg/ha | 24.27 kg/ha | 34.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.33 kg/ha | 17.32 kg/ha | 28.73 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % 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 -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Iceland?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Iceland was 17.32 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.97 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.63 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Iceland ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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 (%).