Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sweden

Sweden: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 7.8 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.8 kg/ha
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
96th
of 185 countries
All-time high
31.6 kg/ha
in 1973
All-time low
5.44 kg/ha
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

102030196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Sweden stood at 7.8 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Sweden peaked at 31.6 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 5.44 kg/ha, in 2009.

That places Sweden 96th out of 185 countries 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22.07 kg/ha 16.12 kg/ha 27.99 kg/ha 9
1970s 28.61 kg/ha 25.67 kg/ha 31.6 kg/ha 10
1980s 21.72 kg/ha 15.55 kg/ha 26.06 kg/ha 10
1990s 13.02 kg/ha 12.09 kg/ha 14.63 kg/ha 10
2000s 10.03 kg/ha 5.44 kg/ha 12.41 kg/ha 10
2010s 8.06 kg/ha 6.37 kg/ha 9.39 kg/ha 10
2020s 9.01 kg/ha 7.8 kg/ha 10.93 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 93 India 8.34 kg/ha compare
  2. 94 Hungary 8.12 kg/ha compare
  3. 95 Zambia 7.85 kg/ha compare
  4. 97 Romania 7.15 kg/ha compare
  5. 98 Czechia 7.04 kg/ha compare
  6. 99 Czechoslovakia 6.98 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 Sweden?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Sweden was 7.8 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 31.6 kg/ha in 1973.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 5.44 kg/ha in 2009.
How does Sweden rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
Sweden ranks 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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 (%).