Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 110,971 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 110,971 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 316,064 t in 1986 and was at its lowest, 110,680 t, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29th out of 186 countries 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 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 256,628 t | — |
| 1962 | 253,287 t | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 253,868 t | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 249,627 t | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 246,809 t | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 258,371 t | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 273,622 t | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 268,451 t | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 259,213 t | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 286,724 t | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 268,509 t | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 257,703 t | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 286,259 t | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 215,260 t | -24.8% |
| 1975 | 227,462 t | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 238,878 t | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 241,696 t | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 247,506 t | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 267,841 t | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 239,372 t | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 273,070 t | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 302,701 t | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 314,902 t | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 314,321 t | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 296,310 t | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 316,064 t | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 304,444 t | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 303,863 t | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 299,215 t | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 285,852 t | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 256,221 t | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 249,830 t | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 264,936 t | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 275,975 t | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 274,813 t | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 295,729 t | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 289,919 t | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 261,450 t | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 238,210 t | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 214,680 t | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 228,042 t | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 222,407 t | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 217,904 t | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 211,194 t | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 196,668 t | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 186,501 t | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 186,472 t | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 154,836 t | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 133,340 t | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 155,127 t | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 157,451 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 152,745 t | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 160,066 t | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 161,518 t | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 157,422 t | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 158,613 t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 156,289 t | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 153,674 t | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 151,060 t | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 150,770 t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 134,502 t | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 110,680 t | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 110,971 t | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 257,764 t | 246,809 t | 273,622 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 253,784 t | 215,260 t | 286,724 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 296,426 t | 239,372 t | 316,064 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 269,294 t | 238,210 t | 295,729 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 195,204 t | 133,340 t | 228,042 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 156,396 t | 151,060 t | 161,518 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,731 t | 110,680 t | 150,770 t | 4 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 0.7141 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 1.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -14.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 857,565 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 110,971 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 316,064 t in 1986.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,680 t in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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 (%).