Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Americas
Americas: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 79.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Americas stood at 79.2 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Americas peaked at 88.5 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.69 %, in 1976.
That places Americas 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.9 % | — |
| 1962 | 49.21 % | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 49.96 % | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 48.66 % | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 50.94 % | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 48.44 % | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 48.66 % | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 49.43 % | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 49.35 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 48 % | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 50.79 % | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 49.68 % | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 49.53 % | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 48.12 % | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 49.89 % | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 46.69 % | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 51.02 % | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 49.51 % | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 51.71 % | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 46.93 % | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 56.89 % | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 60.29 % | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 49.44 % | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 56.56 % | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 62.43 % | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 58.72 % | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 58.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 54.33 % | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 58.39 % | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 61.69 % | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 61.82 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 65.69 % | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 58.22 % | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 67.41 % | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 63.01 % | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 65.11 % | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 66.08 % | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 70.27 % | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 70.89 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 69.82 % | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 70.79 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 68.8 % | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 67.26 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 70 % | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 76.36 % | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 74.56 % | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 75.6 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 85.05 % | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 88.5 % | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 82.78 % | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 78.37 % | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 75.27 % | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 79.27 % | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 81.72 % | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 87.18 % | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 85.94 % | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.92 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.37 % | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 83.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.07 % | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 78.65 % | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 80.76 % | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 79.2 % | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.28 % | 48.44 % | 50.94 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.49 % | 46.69 % | 51.71 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.26 % | 46.93 % | 62.43 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.02 % | 58.22 % | 70.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.67 % | 67.26 % | 88.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.33 % | 75.27 % | 87.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.92 % | 78.65 % | 81.07 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 15 Benin 301.26 % compare
- 16 Guyana 281.38 % compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 65.87 % compare
- 17 Tunisia 253.58 % compare
- 17 Viet Nam 57.18 % compare
- 18 Angola 251.72 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31.23 % compare
- 19 Burundi 245.71 % compare
- 20 Congo 239.3 % compare
- 21 Cameroon 229.59 % compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Americas?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Americas was 79.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.69 % in 1976.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Americas ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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 (%).