Seed — Cropland potassium in Spain
Spain: Seed — Cropland potassium was 4,716 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland potassium in Spain is 4,716 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium in Spain peaked at 10,684 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,716 t, in 2023.
Spain ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium in Spain, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,012 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,038 t | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 7,876 t | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 7,501 t | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 7,709 t | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 7,543 t | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 7,949 t | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 7,656 t | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 8,898 t | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 8,829 t | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 8,644 t | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 8,827 t | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 9,389 t | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 9,350 t | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 8,698 t | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 8,738 t | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 8,984 t | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 8,631 t | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 8,722 t | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 9,046 t | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 8,819 t | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 9,476 t | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 9,522 t | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9,311 t | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 8,970 t | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 9,041 t | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 9,000 t | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 8,960 t | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 8,857 t | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 9,156 t | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 8,539 t | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 7,604 t | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 7,795 t | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 8,018 t | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 8,628 t | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 8,470 t | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 7,742 t | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 8,233 t | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 7,832 t | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 7,891 t | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 7,677 t | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 7,839 t | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9,633 t | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 9,688 t | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 9,089 t | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 9,586 t | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 8,763 t | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 8,894 t | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8,280 t | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 8,292 t | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 8,000 t | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 8,443 t | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 8,616 t | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8,804 t | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 8,118 t | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 10,270 t | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 6,985 t | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 10,684 t | +53.0% |
| 2019 | 5,718 t | -46.5% |
| 2020 | 7,315 t | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 6,899 t | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 6,476 t | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 4,716 t | -27.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 4,716 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 348.61 t, 13.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 4,716 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,280 t, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland potassium 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 | +53.0% | 6,985 t | 10,684 t |
| 2019 | -46.5% | 10,684 t | 5,718 t |
| 2017 | -32.0% | 10,270 t | 6,985 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,909 t | 7,501 t | 8,898 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,881 t | 8,631 t | 9,389 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,100 t | 8,819 t | 9,522 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,202 t | 7,604 t | 9,156 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,734 t | 7,677 t | 9,688 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,393 t | 5,718 t | 10,684 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,351 t | 4,716 t | 7,315 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium in Spain?
- Seed — cropland potassium in Spain was 4,716 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10,684 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,716 t in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for seed — cropland potassium?
- Spain ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. 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 (%).