Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland
Ireland: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.9658 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.9658 kg/ha for seed — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland peaked at 2.54 kg/ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.7097 kg/ha, in 2004.
That places Ireland 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.51 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.5 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 2.54 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 2.41 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 2.39 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.5 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 2.36 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 2.23 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 2.15 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 2.19 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 2.04 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 1.97 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.84 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 1.88 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.18 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 2.34 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 1.87 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1978 | 1.85 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.9 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.82 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 1.93 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.8 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 2.01 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 1.84 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 1.75 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 1.84 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.86 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.79 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.76 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.61 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 1.69 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.64 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.55 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.61 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.75 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 1.6 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 1.52 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8606 kg/ha | -43.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8095 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7858 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7987 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.778 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7656 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7097 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7676 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8028 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.05 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9848 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.05 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.15 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9864 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9562 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.16 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 1.26 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.13 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.12 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8923 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8336 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8598 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8708 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9087 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9658 kg/ha | +6.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.9658 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4325 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.9658 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6698 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 kg/ha | 2.15 kg/ha | 2.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.01 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 2.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha | 2.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 kg/ha | 0.8095 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8493 kg/ha | 0.7097 kg/ha | 1.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 kg/ha | 0.8336 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9013 kg/ha | 0.8598 kg/ha | 0.9658 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 15 Cabo Verde 0.4884 kg/ha compare
- 15 Romania 1.03 kg/ha compare
- 16 Lithuania 0.984 kg/ha compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0938 kg/ha compare
- 17 Bangladesh 0.9671 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.0568 kg/ha compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0.4536 kg/ha compare
- 18 Melanesia 0.0374 kg/ha compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 0.9222 kg/ha compare
- 20 Burundi 0.8977 kg/ha compare
- 21 Poland 0.8975 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland was 0.9658 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 kg/ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7097 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Ireland ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
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 (%).