Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Germany

Germany: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 465,647 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
465,647 t
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
8th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.22 million t
in 1976
All-time low
398,849 t
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Germany, 1961–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Germany recorded 465,647 t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023.

That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Germany peaked at 2.22 million t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 398,849 t, in 2022.

That places Germany 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.03 million t 1.95 million t 2.13 million t 9
1970s 2.12 million t 2.02 million t 2.22 million t 10
1980s 1.96 million t 1.80 million t 2.08 million t 10
1990s 1.06 million t 882,589 t 1.44 million t 10
2000s 695,727 t 473,202 t 798,518 t 10
2010s 647,547 t 592,098 t 702,290 t 10
2020s 486,549 t 398,849 t 623,347 t 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Malaysia 606,768 t compare
  2. 6 Spain 505,614 t compare
  3. 7 Pakistan 474,348 t compare
  4. 9 France 430,876 t compare
  5. 10 Belarus 426,004 t compare
  6. 11 Yugoslav SFR 369,950 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Germany?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Germany was 465,647 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 2.22 million t in 1976.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 398,849 t in 2022.
How does Germany rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
Germany ranks 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).