Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nauru
Nauru: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 5.82 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nauru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 5.82 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 160.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Nauru peaked at 12.03 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, -7.24 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Nauru 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nauru, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -7.24 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -6.77 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1963 | -6.3 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1964 | -6.09 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1965 | -6.92 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1966 | -6.57 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1967 | -6.03 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1968 | -5.33 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1969 | -5.65 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1970 | -5.69 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1971 | -5.42 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1972 | -4.01 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 1973 | -3.39 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1974 | -2.83 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1975 | -2.79 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 6.72 kg/ha | -340.5% |
| 1977 | -2.14 kg/ha | -131.9% |
| 1978 | -2.39 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1979 | -2.68 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1980 | -2.68 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | -1.58 kg/ha | -41.0% |
| 1982 | -0.1021 kg/ha | -93.5% |
| 1983 | 2.82 kg/ha | -2862.9% |
| 1984 | 4.33 kg/ha | +53.4% |
| 1985 | 4.38 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5.92 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 1987 | 7.41 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1988 | 8.67 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1989 | 8.61 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 9.37 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 10.43 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 11.22 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 12.03 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 11.42 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 10.82 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 10.21 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 9.61 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 9 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 8.4 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 7.79 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 7.19 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 6.58 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 5.98 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 5.37 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 4.77 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 4.16 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 4.97 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 5.77 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 5.17 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 4.83 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 8.16 kg/ha | +69.1% |
| 2012 | 3.74 kg/ha | -54.1% |
| 2013 | 2.23 kg/ha | -40.4% |
| 2014 | 6.61 kg/ha | +196.3% |
| 2015 | 6.56 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.54 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.65 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 5.67 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.05 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 5.98 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.98 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.82 kg/ha | -2.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 5.82 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.36 kg/ha, 21% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 5.82 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.62 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +2862.9% | -0.1021 kg/ha | 2.82 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +340.5% | -2.79 kg/ha | 6.72 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +196.3% | 2.23 kg/ha | 6.61 kg/ha |
| 1977 | -131.9% | 6.72 kg/ha | -2.14 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +93.5% | -1.58 kg/ha | -0.1021 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.32 kg/ha | -7.24 kg/ha | -5.33 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.46 kg/ha | -5.69 kg/ha | 6.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.78 kg/ha | -2.68 kg/ha | 8.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.25 kg/ha | 8.4 kg/ha | 12.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.77 kg/ha | 4.16 kg/ha | 7.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 kg/ha | 2.23 kg/ha | 8.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 kg/ha | 5.82 kg/ha | 6.05 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Nauru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1992)
- Standard Deviation 0.589 °C (1992)
- Temperature change -0.737 °C (1993)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Nauru?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Nauru was 5.82 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 12.03 kg/ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.24 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Nauru rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Nauru ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — 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 (%).