Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 28.07 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe stood at 28.07 kg/ha.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe peaked at 35.72 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 20.91 kg/ha, in 1963.
Southern Europe ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.03 kg/ha | 20.91 kg/ha | 23.82 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.98 kg/ha | 25.94 kg/ha | 32.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.73 kg/ha | 30.67 kg/ha | 35.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5 kg/ha | 30.13 kg/ha | 34.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.69 kg/ha | 23.59 kg/ha | 34.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.37 kg/ha | 25.53 kg/ha | 30.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.87 kg/ha | 26.73 kg/ha | 29.65 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 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
- 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 205.63 kg/ha compare
- 8 Mongolia 186.16 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 850,367 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 7.13 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 15.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe was 28.07 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.72 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.91 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Southern Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Southern Europe ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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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 (%).