Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Italy

Italy: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 292,204 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
292,204 t
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
20th
of 201 countries
All-time high
668,158 t
in 1986
All-time low
272,814 t
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Italy, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 292,204 t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Italy peaked at 668,158 t in 1986 and was at its lowest, 272,814 t, in 2015.

That places Italy 20th 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 457,766 t 409,335 t 518,654 t 9
1970s 540,697 t 486,252 t 624,484 t 10
1980s 611,432 t 556,180 t 668,158 t 10
1990s 528,444 t 481,451 t 609,385 t 10
2000s 388,621 t 290,141 t 497,078 t 10
2010s 290,572 t 272,814 t 318,115 t 10
2020s 296,153 t 286,833 t 318,391 t 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 296,008 t compare
  2. 18 Thailand 294,807 t compare
  3. 19 Russian Federation 294,189 t compare
  4. 21 Canada 250,132 t compare
  5. 22 Myanmar 222,895 t compare
  6. 23 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 214,887 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Italy?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Italy was 292,204 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 668,158 t in 1986.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 272,814 t in 2015.
How does Italy rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
Italy ranks 20th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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
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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 (%).