Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Portugal

Portugal: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 81,476 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81,476 t
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
37th
of 201 countries
All-time high
116,132 t
in 1981
All-time low
50,298 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Portugal, 1961–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Portugal is 81,476 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Portugal peaked at 116,132 t in 1981 and was at its lowest, 50,298 t, in 1961.

That places Portugal 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 54,084 t 50,298 t 59,326 t 9
1970s 73,794 t 58,727 t 95,945 t 10
1980s 102,135 t 89,092 t 116,132 t 10
1990s 103,585 t 93,642 t 109,799 t 10
2000s 90,987 t 79,817 t 100,628 t 10
2010s 85,960 t 82,867 t 90,323 t 10
2020s 82,948 t 77,692 t 94,425 t 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 34 Uruguay 107,790 t compare
  2. 35 Romania 98,827 t compare
  3. 36 Turkmenistan 87,312 t compare
  4. 38 Austria 70,952 t compare
  5. 39 Sudan (former) 68,159 t compare
  6. 40 Kazakhstan 65,582 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Portugal?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Portugal was 81,476 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 116,132 t in 1981.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 50,298 t in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
Portugal ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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 (%).