Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.5875 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 0.5875 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland peaked at 2.02 kg/ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.5186 kg/ha, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 55th out of 186 countries 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.94 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.89 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.02 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.88 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 1.8 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 1.74 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.86 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 1.72 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.67 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.6 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 1.45 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 1.42 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.39 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.37 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.33 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.33 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.14 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1978 | 1.26 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 1.29 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.3 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.3 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.26 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.14 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 1.19 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.13 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 1.09 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.14 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.15 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.01 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 1.07 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.03 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.03 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.01 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9742 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.943 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7916 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7109 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7208 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.749 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7191 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7315 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7005 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6852 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6885 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6763 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6476 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6853 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6371 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6284 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6444 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6949 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.628 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7455 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6238 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5186 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6975 kg/ha | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6396 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6103 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6168 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6339 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5876 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5875 kg/ha | -0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.5875 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4325 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.5875 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6698 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +34.5% | 0.5186 kg/ha | 0.6975 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 2.02 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.36 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 1.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9325 kg/ha | 0.7109 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.692 kg/ha | 0.6371 kg/ha | 0.749 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6431 kg/ha | 0.5186 kg/ha | 0.7455 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6065 kg/ha | 0.5875 kg/ha | 0.6339 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 52 Cyprus 0.602 kg/ha compare
- 53 Benin 0.5973 kg/ha compare
- 54 Suriname 0.5905 kg/ha compare
- 56 El Salvador 0.5767 kg/ha compare
- 57 Madagascar 0.5755 kg/ha compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5722 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland was 0.5875 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 kg/ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5186 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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 (%).