Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area was 17.79 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 17.79 kg/ha for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Bulgaria peaked at 20.09 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.32 kg/ha, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.35 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.09 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 11.42 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 13.37 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 12.53 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 16.02 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1967 | 14.86 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 12.9 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1969 | 14.06 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 14.64 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 14.81 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 16.6 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 15.57 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 14.64 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 16.43 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 17.95 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 15.8 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 16.28 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 17.78 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 15.98 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 17.46 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 19.9 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 15.72 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1984 | 18.29 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 12.82 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 1986 | 16.87 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 1987 | 14.97 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 15.27 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 17.61 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 15.14 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 15.69 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 12.24 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 9.53 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 11.16 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 12.24 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 7.32 kg/ha | -40.2% |
| 1997 | 10.21 kg/ha | +39.4% |
| 1998 | 10.86 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 10.6 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 9.18 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 11.82 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 13.66 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 9.98 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 15.55 kg/ha | +55.8% |
| 2005 | 12.46 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 12.67 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 9.12 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 2008 | 15.6 kg/ha | +71.1% |
| 2009 | 14.13 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 16.17 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 15.94 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.97 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 17.66 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 2014 | 18.08 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.51 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 17.37 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 18.88 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 18.74 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.5 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 15.56 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 20.09 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 18.12 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 17.79 kg/ha | -1.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 17.79 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.21 kg/ha, 80% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 17.79 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.87 kg/ha, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.95 kg/ha | 10.35 kg/ha | 16.02 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.05 kg/ha | 14.64 kg/ha | 17.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.49 kg/ha | 12.82 kg/ha | 19.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5 kg/ha | 7.32 kg/ha | 15.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.42 kg/ha | 9.12 kg/ha | 15.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.28 kg/ha | 13.97 kg/ha | 19.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.89 kg/ha | 15.56 kg/ha | 20.09 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 111 Suriname 18.38 kg/ha compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 18.2 kg/ha compare
- 113 North Macedonia 17.95 kg/ha compare
- 115 South Africa 17.23 kg/ha compare
- 116 Canada 16.84 kg/ha compare
- 117 Albania 16.76 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % 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 -0.7509 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Bulgaria?
- Outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Bulgaria was 17.79 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.09 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.32 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Bulgaria ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).