Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 60.75 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 60.75 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Afghanistan peaked at 62.11 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.59 %, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 106th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.87 % | — |
| 1962 | 40.95 % | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 39.12 % | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 39.75 % | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 39.37 % | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 35.37 % | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 38.15 % | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 37.99 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 39.77 % | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 35.37 % | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 33.09 % | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 51.77 % | +56.5% |
| 1973 | 52.16 % | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 50.93 % | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 48.58 % | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 50.06 % | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 44.78 % | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 48.56 % | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 47.1 % | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 43.64 % | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 41.74 % | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 39.89 % | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 41.71 % | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 46.55 % | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 49.4 % | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 60.94 % | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 56.53 % | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 47.26 % | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 44.53 % | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 43.2 % | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 47.82 % | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 45.62 % | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 50.91 % | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 51.02 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.93 % | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 44.95 % | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 44.03 % | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 42.61 % | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 35.05 % | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 30.59 % | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 37.49 % | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 46.33 % | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 50.63 % | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 43.07 % | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 55.92 % | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 50.66 % | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 61.47 % | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 41.8 % | -32.0% |
| 2009 | 57.65 % | +37.9% |
| 2010 | 46.85 % | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 38.98 % | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 50.65 % | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 51.76 % | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 53.16 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 51.55 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 53.64 % | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 48.84 % | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 46.97 % | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 59.89 % | +27.5% |
| 2020 | 62.11 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 58.82 % | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 57.08 % | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 60.75 % | +6.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 60.75 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 155.83 %, 39% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 60.75 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.65 %, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.93 % | 35.37 % | 40.95 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.24 % | 33.09 % | 52.16 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.22 % | 39.89 % | 60.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.51 % | 35.05 % | 51.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.56 % | 30.59 % | 61.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.23 % | 38.98 % | 59.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.69 % | 57.08 % | 62.11 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % 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 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Afghanistan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Afghanistan was 60.75 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.11 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.59 % in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Afghanistan ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 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 (%).