Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Western Europe
Western Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 558,856 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Western Europe is 558,856 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Western Europe peaked at 3.13 million t in 1973 and was at its lowest, 442,883 t, in 2022.
That places Western Europe 15th out of 29 groups 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 | 2.42 million t | 2.20 million t | 2.67 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.86 million t | 2.65 million t | 3.13 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 million t | 2.75 million t | 2.87 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 million t | 1.55 million t | 2.37 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million t | 530,079 t | 1.35 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 777,115 t | 728,217 t | 832,133 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 627,443 t | 442,883 t | 825,557 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Western Europe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Western Europe was 558,856 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 million t in 1973.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 442,883 t in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- Western Europe ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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. 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 (%).