Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Portugal

Portugal: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 33,898 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33,898 t
Change on year
up 46.6%
World rank
57th
of 201 countries
All-time high
41,500 t
in 1996
All-time low
10,404 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Portugal, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 33,898 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in 2023.

That represents a change of up 46.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Portugal peaked at 41,500 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10,404 t, in 1961.

That places Portugal 57th out of 201 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,660 t 10,404 t 17,324 t 9
1970s 24,490 t 13,249 t 34,482 t 10
1980s 33,516 t 26,318 t 40,587 t 10
1990s 39,251 t 34,030 t 41,500 t 10
2000s 29,726 t 17,710 t 35,899 t 10
2010s 24,593 t 20,606 t 27,582 t 10
2020s 27,878 t 23,128 t 33,898 t 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 54 Sri Lanka 35,109 t compare
  2. 55 Czechoslovakia 35,100 t compare
  3. 56 Hungary 34,862 t compare
  4. 58 Argentina 32,819 t compare
  5. 59 Cameroon 32,609 t compare
  6. 60 Burkina Faso 32,440 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Portugal?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Portugal was 33,898 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 41,500 t in 1996.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 10,404 t in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
Portugal ranks 57th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
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 (%).