Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal
Portugal: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 18.75 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 18.75 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 45.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal peaked at 19.1 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.43 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Portugal 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.46 kg/ha | 3.43 kg/ha | 5.64 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.85 kg/ha | 4.28 kg/ha | 10.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.62 kg/ha | 8.35 kg/ha | 12.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.98 kg/ha | 11.04 kg/ha | 16.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.73 kg/ha | 9.27 kg/ha | 19.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.52 kg/ha | 11.15 kg/ha | 14.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.32 kg/ha | 12.85 kg/ha | 18.75 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 19.42 kg/ha compare
- 49 New Zealand 19.03 kg/ha compare
- 50 Croatia 18.89 kg/ha compare
- 52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.23 kg/ha compare
- 53 Iceland 17.32 kg/ha compare
- 54 Canada 16.79 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.25 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.0172 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal was 18.75 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.43 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Portugal ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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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 (%).