Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 16.63 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western 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 Western Europe stood at 16.63 kg/ha.
The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe peaked at 88.67 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 13.15 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Western Europe 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.19 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 58.45 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 61.04 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 63.55 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 65.07 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 64.95 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 70.27 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 69.74 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 74.13 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 78.24 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 82.8 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 81.66 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 88.67 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 79.41 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 74.53 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 79.68 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 77.42 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 79.33 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 83.54 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 80.41 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 80.16 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 78.07 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 79.08 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 81.04 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 78.94 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 79.72 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 76.94 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 80.46 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 78.69 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 67.12 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 60.56 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 50.4 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 49.71 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 49.52 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 50.86 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 50.8 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.87 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 46.89 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 43.63 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 38.07 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 36.93 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.04 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 35.14 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.4 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 28.76 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 29.08 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.95 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 15 kg/ha | -53.1% |
| 2009 | 16.34 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 23.65 kg/ha | +44.7% |
| 2011 | 20.71 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 22.92 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 22.64 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.96 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 21.44 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 21.81 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 22.55 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.99 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 24.5 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 20.25 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 13.15 kg/ha | -35.1% |
| 2023 | 16.63 kg/ha | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.93 kg/ha | 57.19 kg/ha | 74.13 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.53 kg/ha | 74.53 kg/ha | 88.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.35 kg/ha | 76.94 kg/ha | 81.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.94 kg/ha | 43.63 kg/ha | 67.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.97 kg/ha | 15 kg/ha | 38.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.13 kg/ha | 20.6 kg/ha | 23.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.63 kg/ha | 13.15 kg/ha | 24.5 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 5 Brazil 106.65 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.17 million t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 787,773 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Europe was 16.63 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 88.67 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.15 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Western Europe ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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 (%).