Outputs — Cropland potassium in Europe

Europe: Outputs — Cropland potassium was 5.21 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.21 million t
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
5.42 million t
in 2017
All-time low
3.60 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland potassium in Europe, 1961–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Europe recorded 5.21 million t for outputs — cropland potassium in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland potassium in Europe peaked at 5.42 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.60 million t, in 1961.

Europe ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Outputs — Cropland potassium in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Outputs — Cropland potassium in Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 3.60 million t —
1962 3.60 million t +0.0%
1963 3.65 million t +1.4%
1964 4.14 million t +13.2%
1965 3.85 million t -7.0%
1966 4.16 million t +8.2%
1967 4.36 million t +4.8%
1968 4.50 million t +3.1%
1969 4.21 million t -6.4%
1970 4.39 million t +4.3%
1971 4.38 million t -0.2%
1972 4.34 million t -1.0%
1973 4.87 million t +12.4%
1974 4.64 million t -4.8%
1975 4.29 million t -7.6%
1976 4.75 million t +10.9%
1977 4.69 million t -1.4%
1978 5.00 million t +6.6%
1979 4.71 million t -5.7%
1980 4.54 million t -3.7%
1981 4.50 million t -0.8%
1982 4.85 million t +7.7%
1983 4.72 million t -2.6%
1984 5.11 million t +8.2%
1985 4.95 million t -3.0%
1986 5.10 million t +2.9%
1987 5.06 million t -0.8%
1988 4.93 million t -2.6%
1989 5.19 million t +5.4%
1990 5.08 million t -2.1%
1991 4.69 million t -7.7%
1992 4.65 million t -0.9%
1993 4.77 million t +2.5%
1994 4.27 million t -10.5%
1995 4.32 million t +1.2%
1996 4.50 million t +4.2%
1997 4.66 million t +3.5%
1998 4.27 million t -8.3%
1999 4.28 million t +0.2%
2000 4.33 million t +1.3%
2001 4.43 million t +2.2%
2002 4.48 million t +1.1%
2003 4.10 million t -8.5%
2004 4.78 million t +16.8%
2005 4.50 million t -6.0%
2006 4.37 million t -2.9%
2007 4.25 million t -2.7%
2008 4.79 million t +12.8%
2009 4.69 million t -2.1%
2010 4.24 million t -9.6%
2011 4.94 million t +16.5%
2012 4.49 million t -9.0%
2013 4.85 million t +8.0%
2014 5.23 million t +7.8%
2015 5.01 million t -4.3%
2016 5.16 million t +3.1%
2017 5.42 million t +4.9%
2018 5.12 million t -5.5%
2019 5.35 million t +4.5%
2020 5.12 million t -4.4%
2021 5.37 million t +4.9%
2022 5.17 million t -3.7%
2023 5.21 million t +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.01 million t 3.60 million t 4.50 million t 9
1970s 4.61 million t 4.29 million t 5.00 million t 10
1980s 4.89 million t 4.50 million t 5.19 million t 10
1990s 4.55 million t 4.27 million t 5.08 million t 10
2000s 4.47 million t 4.10 million t 4.79 million t 10
2010s 4.98 million t 4.24 million t 5.42 million t 10
2020s 5.21 million t 5.12 million t 5.37 million t 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 5 Indonesia 2.03 million t compare
  2. 6 USSR 1.88 million t compare
  3. 6 Viet Nam 405,095 t compare
  4. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 251,286 t compare
  5. 7 Russian Federation 1.35 million t compare
  6. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 237,807 t compare
  7. 8 Nigeria 1.04 million t compare
  8. 9 Argentina 854,890 t compare
  9. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 227,059 t compare
  10. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 114,924 t compare
  11. 10 Ukraine 669,062 t compare
  12. 11 Canada 645,094 t compare
  13. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68,720 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland potassium in Europe?
Outputs — cropland potassium in Europe was 5.21 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest outputs — cropland potassium recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 5.42 million t in 2017.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland potassium recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 3.60 million t in 1961.
How does Europe rank for outputs — cropland potassium?
Europe ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland potassium rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outputs — 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 (%).