Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 39.12 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Europe stood at 39.12 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Europe peaked at 46.93 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 33.51 %, in 1977.
Southern Europe ranks 28th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.18 % | — |
| 1962 | 34.25 % | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 37.21 % | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 36.44 % | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 36.12 % | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 37.78 % | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 38.23 % | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 36.2 % | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 36.27 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 34.14 % | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 34.55 % | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 33.52 % | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 33.72 % | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 35.35 % | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 36.46 % | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 35.9 % | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 33.51 % | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 33.57 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 33.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 36.21 % | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 35.18 % | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 34.52 % | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 34.85 % | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 36.2 % | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 34.48 % | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 34.72 % | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 36.67 % | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 33.87 % | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 37.63 % | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 34.62 % | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 37.97 % | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 37.77 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 36.24 % | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 35.3 % | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 34.13 % | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 38.05 % | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 39.19 % | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 38.63 % | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 38.46 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 38.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 39.54 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 39.87 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.02 % | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 41.08 % | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 41.16 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.4 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 38.19 % | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 44.72 % | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 46.93 % | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 42.98 % | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 45.95 % | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 39.84 % | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 45.7 % | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 43.55 % | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 43.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 44.96 % | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 40.39 % | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 46.43 % | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 43.76 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 44.23 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 45.9 % | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 40.52 % | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 39.12 % | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.41 % | 34.25 % | 38.23 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.43 % | 33.51 % | 36.46 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.43 % | 33.87 % | 37.63 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.04 % | 34.13 % | 39.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.76 % | 37.02 % | 46.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7 % | 39.84 % | 46.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.44 % | 39.12 % | 45.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
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- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Europe was 39.12 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 46.93 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.51 % in 1977.
- How does Southern Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Southern Europe ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).