Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Italy

Italy: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 10.91 kg/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
10.91 kg/ha
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
81st
of 185 countries
All-time high
32.13 kg/ha
in 1986
All-time low
7.05 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Italy, 1961–2023

102030196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Italy is 10.91 kg/ha, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Italy peaked at 32.13 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 7.05 kg/ha, in 1963.

Italy ranks 81st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.6 kg/ha 7.05 kg/ha 10.76 kg/ha 9
1970s 19.25 kg/ha 12.52 kg/ha 27.88 kg/ha 10
1980s 27.46 kg/ha 23.81 kg/ha 32.13 kg/ha 10
1990s 29.6 kg/ha 26.34 kg/ha 32.1 kg/ha 10
2000s 22.11 kg/ha 11.4 kg/ha 29.42 kg/ha 10
2010s 11.3 kg/ha 9.85 kg/ha 14.49 kg/ha 10
2020s 10.54 kg/ha 9.87 kg/ha 10.91 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 78 Serbia, Republic of 11.49 kg/ha compare
  2. 79 Myanmar 11.2 kg/ha compare
  3. 80 Greece 11.05 kg/ha compare
  4. 82 Gabon 10.76 kg/ha compare
  5. 83 Seychelles 10.71 kg/ha compare
  6. 84 Botswana 10.27 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Italy?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Italy was 10.91 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 32.13 kg/ha in 1986.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 7.05 kg/ha in 1963.
How does Italy rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
Italy ranks 81st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,440 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).