Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 69.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 69.2 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 76.55 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.66 %, in 1982.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.97 % | — |
| 1962 | 47.43 % | -28.1% |
| 1963 | 48.13 % | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 47.84 % | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 42.13 % | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 42.73 % | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 39.14 % | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 38.22 % | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 38.52 % | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 31.5 % | -18.2% |
| 1971 | 30.97 % | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 29.48 % | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 29.39 % | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 30.24 % | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 30.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23.52 % | -22.3% |
| 1977 | 21.87 % | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 18.95 % | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 19.26 % | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 18.57 % | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 19.25 % | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 17.66 % | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 17.71 % | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 18.59 % | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 18.04 % | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 19.39 % | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 19.74 % | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 19.03 % | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 19.26 % | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 19.11 % | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 22.98 % | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 22.54 % | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 23.18 % | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 37.08 % | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 55.19 % | +48.9% |
| 1996 | 52.41 % | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 37.58 % | -28.3% |
| 1998 | 48.72 % | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 41.94 % | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 36.26 % | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 39.13 % | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 50.7 % | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 53.9 % | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 47.76 % | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 49.88 % | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 46.34 % | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 44.7 % | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 50.47 % | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 46.3 % | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 42.05 % | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 40.78 % | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 45.47 % | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 44.49 % | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 49.91 % | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 51.37 % | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 46.85 % | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 48.46 % | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 36.14 % | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 63.47 % | +75.6% |
| 2020 | 69.11 % | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 69.94 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 76.55 % | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 69.2 % | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.57 % | 38.22 % | 65.97 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.54 % | 18.95 % | 31.5 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.72 % | 17.66 % | 19.74 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.07 % | 19.11 % | 55.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.55 % | 36.26 % | 53.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9 % | 36.14 % | 63.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2 % | 69.11 % | 76.55 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 69.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 76.55 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.66 % in 1982.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th out of 18 regions with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).