Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 28.54 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27) stood at 28.54 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27) peaked at 79.8 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 28.45 kg/ha, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.23 kg/ha | 51.2 kg/ha | 64.23 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.22 kg/ha | 66.93 kg/ha | 79.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.82 kg/ha | 71.42 kg/ha | 79.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.18 kg/ha | 42.8 kg/ha | 64.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.12 kg/ha | 29.25 kg/ha | 42.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.49 kg/ha | 31.8 kg/ha | 35.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9 kg/ha | 28.45 kg/ha | 35.65 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 1 Faroe Islands 4,044 kg/ha compare
- 2 Kuwait 548.14 kg/ha compare
- 3 Singapore 428.28 kg/ha compare
- 4 Montenegro 411.45 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ireland 300.53 kg/ha compare
- 6 China, Hong Kong SAR 216.26 kg/ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in European Union (27) was 28.54 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.45 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- European Union (27) ranks 3rd out of 10 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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 (%).