Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Germany
Germany: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.8132 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Germany stood at 0.8132 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Germany peaked at 2.17 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6304 kg/ha, in 2013.
That places Germany 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.17 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.11 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 2.04 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 1.95 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 1.86 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 1.83 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.79 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.73 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 1.72 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.74 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.7 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.62 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.59 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.52 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.5 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.48 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.46 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.41 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.33 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.25 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.24 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.22 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.19 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.17 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.14 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.12 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.1 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.08 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9979 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8114 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8876 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8287 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7685 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.798 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7979 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7897 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8161 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8195 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8388 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8066 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8036 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7936 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8251 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7914 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7347 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7424 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7256 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.731 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7097 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7024 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6948 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6823 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6304 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6836 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7211 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6944 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6948 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6415 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6846 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6949 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7655 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7714 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8132 kg/ha | +5.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.8132 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4325 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.8132 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6698 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 kg/ha | 1.72 kg/ha | 2.17 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 kg/ha | 0.9979 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8156 kg/ha | 0.7685 kg/ha | 0.8876 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7664 kg/ha | 0.7097 kg/ha | 0.8251 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.683 kg/ha | 0.6304 kg/ha | 0.7211 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7612 kg/ha | 0.6949 kg/ha | 0.8132 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Germany?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Germany was 0.8132 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 kg/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6304 kg/ha in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Germany ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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 (%).