Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe
Europe: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.7997 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 0.7997 kg/ha for seed — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe peaked at 1.13 kg/ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.7813 kg/ha, in 2021.
Europe ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.13 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.1 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.08 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.08 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.07 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.06 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.05 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.04 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.05 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.06 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.06 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.05 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.03 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.04 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.03 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.02 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.02 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9973 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9971 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9984 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.976 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9632 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9504 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9371 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9341 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9171 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9032 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8993 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.01 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9976 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9679 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9692 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9974 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9809 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9336 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9065 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9235 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9274 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8681 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8877 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8875 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8757 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8653 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8373 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8469 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8332 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8269 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8406 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8534 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8503 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9178 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9096 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9041 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9293 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8902 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8175 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8146 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7813 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8239 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7997 kg/ha | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 kg/ha | 1.05 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9671 kg/ha | 0.9171 kg/ha | 1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9562 kg/ha | 0.8993 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8753 kg/ha | 0.8332 kg/ha | 0.9274 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.874 kg/ha | 0.8175 kg/ha | 0.9293 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8049 kg/ha | 0.7813 kg/ha | 0.8239 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Faroe Islands 11.01 kg/ha compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.27 kg/ha compare
- 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.86 kg/ha compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9256 kg/ha compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.762 kg/ha compare
- 3 Egypt 1.75 kg/ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.7032 kg/ha compare
- 4 Nigeria 1.74 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6859 kg/ha compare
- 5 Tajikistan 1.62 kg/ha compare
- 6 Belarus 1.48 kg/ha compare
- 7 Guyana 1.47 kg/ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 0.6469 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Europe was 0.7997 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 kg/ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7813 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Europe rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — 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 (%).