Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 1.02 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.02 million t
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.71 million t
in 1988
All-time low
911,504 t
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Southern Europe is 1.02 million t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Southern Europe peaked at 1.71 million t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 911,504 t, in 2009.

That places Southern Europe 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.14 million t 1.09 million t 1.23 million t 9
1970s 1.42 million t 1.33 million t 1.58 million t 10
1980s 1.58 million t 1.49 million t 1.71 million t 10
1990s 1.47 million t 1.40 million t 1.61 million t 10
2000s 1.26 million t 911,504 t 1.43 million t 10
2010s 1.04 million t 972,922 t 1.13 million t 10
2020s 1.02 million t 986,911 t 1.10 million t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 7 Pakistan 474,348 t compare
  2. 8 Germany 465,647 t compare
  3. 9 France 430,876 t compare
  4. 10 Belarus 426,004 t compare
  5. 11 Yugoslav SFR 369,950 t compare
  6. 12 Uzbekistan 367,627 t compare
  7. 13 Colombia 351,816 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Southern Europe?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Southern Europe was 1.02 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.71 million t in 1988.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 911,504 t in 2009.
How does Southern Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
Southern Europe ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Europe 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 (%).