Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Spain
Spain: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 30.45 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Spain recorded 30.45 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Spain peaked at 33.5 kg/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.57 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places Spain 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.04 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.33 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 9.64 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 10.58 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 9.65 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 9.57 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 11.63 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 12.5 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 13.62 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 16.22 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 16.64 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 17.16 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 18.03 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 17.2 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 16.07 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 18.39 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 17.26 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 17.82 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 18.47 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 17.09 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 16.76 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 18.87 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 18.59 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 17.04 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 18.61 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 20.94 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 19.24 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 22.8 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 23.12 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 22.84 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 23.67 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 22.33 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 24.93 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 27.57 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 32.42 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 26.91 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 28.26 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 31.54 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 33 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 29.98 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 33.23 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 33.5 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 32.24 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 33.28 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 32.11 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 30.48 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 32.5 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 23.06 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 22.57 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 28.25 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 24.68 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 27.87 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 24.84 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 28.7 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 30.12 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 29.38 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 32.89 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 27.33 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 30.11 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 31.74 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 28.49 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 28.96 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 30.45 kg/ha | +5.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 30.45 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.36 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 30.45 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.77 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.84 kg/ha | 9.57 kg/ha | 13.62 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.33 kg/ha | 16.07 kg/ha | 18.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.31 kg/ha | 16.76 kg/ha | 23.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.35 kg/ha | 22.33 kg/ha | 33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.29 kg/ha | 22.57 kg/ha | 33.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.42 kg/ha | 24.68 kg/ha | 32.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.91 kg/ha | 28.49 kg/ha | 31.74 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Spain?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Spain was 30.45 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5 kg/ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.57 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Spain rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Spain ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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 (%).