Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.4146 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 0.4146 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 9.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe peaked at 0.6097 kg/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4146 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Southern Europe 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6065 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6097 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6016 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5837 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.578 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6002 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5808 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5842 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5924 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5707 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5749 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5771 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.58 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5673 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5526 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.543 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5622 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5491 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5407 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5317 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5339 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5531 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5616 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5595 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5668 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5558 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5488 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5647 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5569 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5547 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5267 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4963 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.501 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5148 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5334 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5256 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5056 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.513 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5012 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4922 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.516 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5119 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5482 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5454 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5338 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5387 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5128 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5039 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4742 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4706 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4665 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4741 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4955 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5037 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4894 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.555 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4554 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5677 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4267 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5042 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4811 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4554 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4146 kg/ha | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.593 kg/ha | 0.578 kg/ha | 0.6097 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5618 kg/ha | 0.5407 kg/ha | 0.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5533 kg/ha | 0.5317 kg/ha | 0.5668 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5172 kg/ha | 0.4963 kg/ha | 0.5547 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5177 kg/ha | 0.4742 kg/ha | 0.5482 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4905 kg/ha | 0.4267 kg/ha | 0.5677 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4638 kg/ha | 0.4146 kg/ha | 0.5042 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 17 Bangladesh 0.9671 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.0568 kg/ha compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0.4536 kg/ha compare
- 18 Ireland 0.9658 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
- 22 China, mainland 0.8974 kg/ha compare
- 23 Belgium 0.8965 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Europe was 0.4146 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6097 kg/ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4146 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Southern Europe ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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 (%).