Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kuwait
Kuwait: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 15.53 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kuwait stood at 15.53 %.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kuwait peaked at 33.33 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.35 %, in 1961.
Kuwait ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.44 % | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 5.27 % | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 5.8 % | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 6.45 % | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 7.72 % | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 7.78 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 8.37 % | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 9.45 % | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 10.06 % | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 11.23 % | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 9.32 % | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 16.69 % | +79.1% |
| 1974 | 22.88 % | +37.0% |
| 1975 | 16.16 % | -29.4% |
| 1976 | 16.94 % | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 19.37 % | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 15.45 % | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 13.1 % | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 12.39 % | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 10.3 % | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 7.75 % | -24.8% |
| 1983 | 6.4 % | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 7.54 % | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 9.65 % | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 11.21 % | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 10.44 % | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 11.5 % | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 11.92 % | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 10.5 % | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 6.43 % | -38.7% |
| 1992 | 5.79 % | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 8.56 % | +47.8% |
| 1994 | 9.67 % | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 12.22 % | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 9.89 % | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 13.06 % | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 15.75 % | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 15.53 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 21.35 % | +37.4% |
| 2001 | 15.57 % | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 19.03 % | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 22.51 % | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4 % | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 21.85 % | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 25.89 % | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 29.32 % | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 23.56 % | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 22.79 % | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.99 % | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 33.33 % | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 24.59 % | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 25.11 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.18 % | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 13.34 % | -49.0% |
| 2016 | 12.51 % | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 14.18 % | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 16.99 % | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 20.98 % | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 15.85 % | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 13.38 % | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 13.93 % | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 15.53 % | +11.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 15.53 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 38% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 15.53 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.33 %, 44% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.74 % | 4.35 % | 9.45 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.12 % | 9.32 % | 22.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.91 % | 6.4 % | 12.39 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.74 % | 5.79 % | 15.75 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.33 % | 15.57 % | 29.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.72 % | 12.51 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.67 % | 13.38 % | 15.85 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 166 Barbados 20.91 % compare
- 167 Saudi Arabia 16.8 % compare
- 168 Namibia 15.9 % compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 15.53 % compare
- 171 Cyprus 14.73 % compare
- 172 United Arab Emirates 14.68 % compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kuwait?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kuwait was 15.53 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 33.33 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 % in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Kuwait ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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 (%).