Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe
Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 13.92 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe is 13.92 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe peaked at 61.34 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 13.92 kg/ha, in 2023.
Europe ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 35.18 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 36.22 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 35.73 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 38.7 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 39.61 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 41.46 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 41.88 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 43.68 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 44.94 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 47.8 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 50.08 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 51.55 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 52.34 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 57.38 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 56.77 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 56.66 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 57.11 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 56.76 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 57.44 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 58.09 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 57.14 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 60.61 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 59.91 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 61.34 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 60.73 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 60.63 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 60.68 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 57.39 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 51.6 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 48.41 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 39.59 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 34.34 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 33.91 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 32.25 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 30.57 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 28.7 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 28.11 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 26.76 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 25.29 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 24.12 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 23.76 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 24.89 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 21.96 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 21.4 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 22.28 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 23.5 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 17.24 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 20.69 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 17.66 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 19.17 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 18.32 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 17.06 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 17.58 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.36 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.89 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 17.43 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.24 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 18.33 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 15.8 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 14.13 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 13.92 kg/ha | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.47 kg/ha | 33.8 kg/ha | 43.68 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.14 kg/ha | 44.94 kg/ha | 57.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.4 kg/ha | 57.14 kg/ha | 61.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.42 kg/ha | 26.76 kg/ha | 51.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.22 kg/ha | 17.24 kg/ha | 25.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.84 kg/ha | 16.24 kg/ha | 20.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.54 kg/ha | 13.92 kg/ha | 18.33 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.3998 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ireland 300.53 kg/ha compare
- 6 China, Hong Kong SAR 216.26 kg/ha compare
- 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 205.63 kg/ha compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova -3.15 kg/ha compare
- 8 Mongolia 186.16 kg/ha compare
- 8 Polynesia -5.73 kg/ha compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 169.2 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -6.13 kg/ha compare
- 10 Qatar 142.34 kg/ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania -6.93 kg/ha compare
- 11 Belgium 140.07 kg/ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -8.12 kg/ha compare
- 11 Cabo Verde 8.62 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe was 13.92 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 61.34 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.92 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — 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 (%).