Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 14.88 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland, 1961–2023
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 Switzerland is 14.88 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland peaked at 105.07 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 14.88 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Switzerland 61st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.49 kg/ha | 67.99 kg/ha | 96.32 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 94.12 kg/ha | 83.34 kg/ha | 105.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.3 kg/ha | 85.86 kg/ha | 99.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.48 kg/ha | 41.59 kg/ha | 90.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.91 kg/ha | 25.54 kg/ha | 39.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.73 kg/ha | 24.18 kg/ha | 30.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.42 kg/ha | 14.88 kg/ha | 30.01 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.003 1000 USD per person (2024)
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- Recovered paper — Production 1.13 million t (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 27,353 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland was 14.88 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 105.07 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.88 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Switzerland ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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 (%).