Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 3.13 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in European Union (27) is 3.13 million t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in European Union (27) peaked at 10.52 million t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.11 million t, in 2022.
That places European Union (27) 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 7.81 million t | 7.24 million t | 8.78 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.99 million t | 9.10 million t | 10.52 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.04 million t | 9.23 million t | 10.42 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.19 million t | 5.28 million t | 8.32 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 million t | 3.34 million t | 5.03 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 million t | 3.58 million t | 4.00 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 million t | 3.11 million t | 3.90 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in European Union (27)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in European Union (27) was 3.13 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.52 million t in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 million t in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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 (%).