Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Europe
Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 3.99 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Europe stood at 3.99 million t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Europe peaked at 19.89 million t in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.99 million t, in 2023.
Europe ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.53 million t | — |
| 1962 | 12.01 million t | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 12.30 million t | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 12.06 million t | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 13.02 million t | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 13.20 million t | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 13.79 million t | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 13.89 million t | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 14.48 million t | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 14.85 million t | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 15.67 million t | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 16.39 million t | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 16.83 million t | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 17.11 million t | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 18.72 million t | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 18.51 million t | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 18.47 million t | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 18.60 million t | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 18.44 million t | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 18.64 million t | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 18.85 million t | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 18.54 million t | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 19.65 million t | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 19.43 million t | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 19.89 million t | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 19.69 million t | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 19.67 million t | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 19.62 million t | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 18.42 million t | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 16.51 million t | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 15.44 million t | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 12.60 million t | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 10.81 million t | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 10.62 million t | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 10.01 million t | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 9.45 million t | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 8.91 million t | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 8.65 million t | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 8.18 million t | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 7.69 million t | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 7.24 million t | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 7.08 million t | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.36 million t | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.48 million t | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 6.29 million t | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.51 million t | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.83 million t | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 5.16 million t | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 5.02 million t | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.00 million t | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 5.12 million t | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 5.56 million t | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 5.31 million t | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 4.94 million t | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 5.08 million t | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.01 million t | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.88 million t | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.02 million t | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.69 million t | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 5.26 million t | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 4.53 million t | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 4.04 million t | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 3.99 million t | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.92 million t | 11.53 million t | 14.48 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.36 million t | 14.85 million t | 18.72 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.24 million t | 18.42 million t | 19.89 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.12 million t | 8.18 million t | 16.51 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.57 million t | 5.02 million t | 7.69 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 million t | 4.69 million t | 6.00 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 million t | 3.99 million t | 5.26 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 USSR 10.14 million t compare
- 2 China 4.72 million t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 303,373 t compare
- 3 China, mainland 4.22 million t compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 132,360 t compare
- 4 Brazil 2.98 million t compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35,607 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,033 t compare
- 5 Malaysia 606,768 t compare
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) -243.97 t compare
- 6 Spain 505,614 t compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Europe was 3.99 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 19.89 million t in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 million t in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).