Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 15.3 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe stood at 15.3 kg/ha.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe peaked at 41.93 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 15.04 kg/ha, in 2009.
Northern Europe ranks 9th of 29 groups 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.42 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 23.94 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 25.21 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 26.7 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 27.47 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 28.71 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 30.22 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 31.13 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 31.85 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 33.98 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 34.12 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 35.64 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 38.85 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 32.44 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1975 | 35.99 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 36.63 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 37.55 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 38.2 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 37.23 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 35.22 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 36.26 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 38.86 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 41.93 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 40.93 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 40.17 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 41.6 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 41.21 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 40.93 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 40.19 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 41.16 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 37.59 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 29.57 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 28.59 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 29.23 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 28.75 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 28.71 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 28.07 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 26.54 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 25.55 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 23.99 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 26.04 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 25.68 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 26.4 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 26.12 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 24.37 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 23.12 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 22.38 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 17.58 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 15.04 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 17.55 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 17.63 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.48 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.16 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 19.31 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 19.82 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.13 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.23 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 20.56 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 20.43 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.65 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 20.31 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 16.02 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 15.3 kg/ha | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.74 kg/ha | 23.94 kg/ha | 31.85 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.06 kg/ha | 32.44 kg/ha | 38.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.73 kg/ha | 35.22 kg/ha | 41.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.38 kg/ha | 25.55 kg/ha | 41.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.07 kg/ha | 15.04 kg/ha | 26.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.33 kg/ha | 17.48 kg/ha | 21.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.32 kg/ha | 15.3 kg/ha | 21.65 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 6 China, Taiwan Province of 105.9 kg/ha compare
- 7 Belgium-Luxembourg 98.54 kg/ha compare
- 8 Costa Rica 96.89 kg/ha compare
- 9 Oman 78.87 kg/ha compare
- 10 Israel 74.33 kg/ha compare
- 11 Ireland 63.01 kg/ha compare
- 12 China 61.02 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Northern Europe was 15.3 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 41.93 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.04 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Northern Europe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Northern Europe ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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 (%).