Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Italy
Italy: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 292,204 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Italy, 1961–2023
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 19th out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Italy, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 459,941 t | — |
| 1962 | 463,344 t | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 428,435 t | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 409,335 t | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 455,979 t | +11.4% |
| 1966 | 460,480 t | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 448,153 t | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 475,570 t | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 518,654 t | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 539,106 t | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 520,608 t | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 533,572 t | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 535,809 t | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 490,908 t | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 486,252 t | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 488,983 t | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 576,358 t | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 610,894 t | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 624,484 t | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 579,504 t | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 556,180 t | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 615,374 t | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 563,009 t | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 626,926 t | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 653,734 t | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 668,158 t | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 622,605 t | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 656,465 t | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 572,365 t | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 609,385 t | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 565,540 t | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 533,106 t | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 529,292 t | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 551,524 t | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 509,769 t | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 520,520 t | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 497,046 t | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 486,806 t | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 481,451 t | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 497,078 t | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 408,352 t | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 423,239 t | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 446,019 t | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 385,828 t | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 336,810 t | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 378,413 t | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 400,449 t | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 319,882 t | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 290,141 t | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 318,115 t | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 300,032 t | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 304,008 t | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 294,959 t | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 274,627 t | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 272,814 t | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 280,497 t | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 291,263 t | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 284,581 t | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 284,825 t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 318,391 t | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 286,833 t | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 287,185 t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 292,204 t | +1.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 292,204 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,756 t, 19.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 292,204 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24,662 t, 11.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 296,008 t compare
- 17 Cabo Verde 465.69 t compare
- 17 Thailand 294,807 t compare
- 18 Russian Federation 294,189 t compare
- 18 Türkiye -474,457 t compare
- 20 Canada 250,132 t compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire -173,636 t compare
- 21 Myanmar 222,895 t compare
- 21 Caribbean -201,370 t compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 214,887 t compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
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 19th out of 186 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
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 (%).