Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal
Portugal: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.2143 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.2143 kg/ha for seed — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal peaked at 0.6595 kg/ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2143 kg/ha, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 109th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6138 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6476 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6595 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6186 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6191 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6458 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5775 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5741 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5598 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5476 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.589 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5797 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5701 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5751 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5756 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5989 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5381 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5638 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5145 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.535 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5079 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.518 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5351 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5254 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5163 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5044 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5116 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4891 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4884 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4668 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4862 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4588 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3964 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4189 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3797 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4083 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.315 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3406 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3504 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2834 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3214 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2807 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3019 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2871 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2974 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2752 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3192 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2866 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2798 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.307 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2789 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.304 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3523 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.401 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3709 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3798 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3844 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3599 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2773 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.274 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2826 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2326 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2143 kg/ha | -7.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2143 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4325 kg/ha, 50% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.2143 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6698 kg/ha, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6129 kg/ha | 0.5598 kg/ha | 0.6595 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5652 kg/ha | 0.5145 kg/ha | 0.5989 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5131 kg/ha | 0.4884 kg/ha | 0.5351 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4021 kg/ha | 0.315 kg/ha | 0.4862 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2933 kg/ha | 0.2752 kg/ha | 0.3214 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3416 kg/ha | 0.2773 kg/ha | 0.401 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2509 kg/ha | 0.2143 kg/ha | 0.2826 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Portugal was 0.2143 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6595 kg/ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2143 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Portugal ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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 (%).