Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Italy
Italy: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.5154 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 0.5154 kg/ha.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Italy peaked at 0.7096 kg/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4058 kg/ha, in 2000.
Italy ranks 61st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6976 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7096 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6964 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6696 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6545 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6488 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6237 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.615 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6407 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5691 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6136 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5848 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5715 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5447 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5612 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4967 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5343 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5171 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4873 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4297 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4777 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4722 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4878 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4971 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5237 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.538 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5058 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.561 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5538 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5252 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.515 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5036 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4791 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4991 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5037 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4886 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.485 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.445 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4317 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4058 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4834 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.475 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4952 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5023 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5134 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5265 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5489 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4976 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4753 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4336 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4256 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4199 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.441 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4663 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4997 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5105 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4746 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4974 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5093 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5337 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5088 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4634 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5154 kg/ha | +11.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.5154 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4325 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.5154 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6698 kg/ha, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6618 kg/ha | 0.615 kg/ha | 0.7096 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.548 kg/ha | 0.4873 kg/ha | 0.6136 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5047 kg/ha | 0.4297 kg/ha | 0.561 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4876 kg/ha | 0.4317 kg/ha | 0.5252 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4923 kg/ha | 0.4058 kg/ha | 0.5489 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4678 kg/ha | 0.4199 kg/ha | 0.5105 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5053 kg/ha | 0.4634 kg/ha | 0.5337 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5722 kg/ha compare
- 59 Mozambique 0.5431 kg/ha compare
- 60 Czechoslovakia 0.5361 kg/ha compare
- 62 Israel 0.4917 kg/ha compare
- 63 Luxembourg 0.4893 kg/ha compare
- 64 Serbia 0.484 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Italy?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Italy was 0.5154 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7096 kg/ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4058 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Italy ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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 (%).