Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Spain
Spain: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.284 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Spain is 0.284 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Spain peaked at 0.6371 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.284 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Spain 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3865 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3858 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.378 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.365 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3743 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3742 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3881 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.376 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4272 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4303 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.408 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.417 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4476 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4477 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4175 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4229 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.436 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4194 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4249 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4413 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4305 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4625 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4643 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.454 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4393 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4428 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4414 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4399 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4358 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4539 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4251 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3812 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3966 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4113 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4601 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4424 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4062 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4446 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4273 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4311 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4255 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4383 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5357 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5395 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5094 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5453 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5038 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.515 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.481 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4815 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4708 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4814 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5029 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5122 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4723 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.603 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4113 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6371 kg/ha | +54.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3412 kg/ha | -46.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4394 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4154 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.386 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.284 kg/ha | -26.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.284 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4325 kg/ha, 66% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.284 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6698 kg/ha, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +54.9% | 0.4113 kg/ha | 0.6371 kg/ha |
| 2019 | -46.4% | 0.6371 kg/ha | 0.3412 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3839 kg/ha | 0.365 kg/ha | 0.4272 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4271 kg/ha | 0.408 kg/ha | 0.4477 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4452 kg/ha | 0.4305 kg/ha | 0.4643 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4249 kg/ha | 0.3812 kg/ha | 0.4601 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4925 kg/ha | 0.4255 kg/ha | 0.5453 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4914 kg/ha | 0.3412 kg/ha | 0.6371 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3812 kg/ha | 0.284 kg/ha | 0.4394 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Spain?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Spain was 0.284 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6371 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.284 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Spain ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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 (%).