Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Germany
Germany: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 39.19 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 39.19 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Germany peaked at 177.43 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 33.63 kg/ha, in 2022.
Germany ranks 41st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160.67 kg/ha | 153.86 kg/ha | 170.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 170.05 kg/ha | 160.92 kg/ha | 177.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 157.2 kg/ha | 145.4 kg/ha | 166.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.3 kg/ha | 73.32 kg/ha | 116.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.68 kg/ha | 39 kg/ha | 66.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9 kg/ha | 49.7 kg/ha | 58.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41 kg/ha | 33.63 kg/ha | 52.55 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 38 Tuvalu 40.61 kg/ha compare
- 39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 40.11 kg/ha compare
- 40 Oman 39.21 kg/ha compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 37.69 kg/ha compare
- 43 China 36.76 kg/ha compare
- 44 Bangladesh 36.67 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Germany
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 12.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Germany?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Germany was 39.19 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 177.43 kg/ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.63 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Germany ranks 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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 (%).