Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Kuwait
Kuwait: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 14.02 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Kuwait is 14.02 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Kuwait peaked at 35.73 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.96 %, in 1961.
Kuwait ranks 173rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.96 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.42 % | +23.2% |
| 1963 | 2.44 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.72 % | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 3.12 % | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 3.34 % | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 3.59 % | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 4 % | +11.6% |
| 1969 | 4.6 % | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 4.97 % | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 5.63 % | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 4.9 % | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 8.19 % | +67.3% |
| 1974 | 11.17 % | +36.3% |
| 1975 | 8.06 % | -27.8% |
| 1976 | 8.35 % | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 9.42 % | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 7.83 % | -16.9% |
| 1979 | 7.57 % | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 7.44 % | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 7.88 % | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 7.12 % | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 5.9 % | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 6.57 % | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 10 % | +52.3% |
| 1986 | 10.92 % | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 10.08 % | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 12.82 % | +27.2% |
| 1989 | 12.52 % | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 10.6 % | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 7.09 % | -33.1% |
| 1992 | 8.52 % | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 11.46 % | +34.5% |
| 1994 | 12.26 % | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 15.96 % | +30.2% |
| 1996 | 15.75 % | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 17.91 % | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 19.08 % | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 18.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 24.35 % | +29.5% |
| 2001 | 23.03 % | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 23.76 % | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 28.16 % | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 25.53 % | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 25.18 % | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 20.14 % | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 17.55 % | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 17.45 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 26.64 % | +52.6% |
| 2010 | 24.91 % | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 33.5 % | +34.4% |
| 2012 | 26.24 % | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 33.01 % | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 35.73 % | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3 % | -51.6% |
| 2016 | 13.18 % | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 13.58 % | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 17.11 % | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 21.49 % | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 16.2 % | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 13.37 % | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 14.65 % | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 14.02 % | -4.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 14.02 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 29% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 14.02 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.31 %, 25% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.13 % | 1.96 % | 4.6 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.61 % | 4.9 % | 11.17 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.12 % | 5.9 % | 12.82 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.75 % | 7.09 % | 19.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.18 % | 17.45 % | 28.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6 % | 13.18 % | 35.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.56 % | 13.37 % | 16.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 phosphorus use efficiency in Kuwait?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Kuwait was 14.02 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 35.73 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 % in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Kuwait ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 phosphorus 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 (%).