Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Australia
Australia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 173.85 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Australia is 173.85 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Australia peaked at 178.89 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.84 %, in 1972.
That places Australia 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.45 % | — |
| 1962 | 54.14 % | +24.6% |
| 1963 | 50.71 % | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 57.09 % | +12.6% |
| 1965 | 46.81 % | -18.0% |
| 1966 | 68.97 % | +47.3% |
| 1967 | 49.28 % | -28.6% |
| 1968 | 72.77 % | +47.7% |
| 1969 | 58.45 % | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 52.06 % | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 56.53 % | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 42.84 % | -24.2% |
| 1973 | 51.65 % | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 50.87 % | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 59.4 % | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 53.29 % | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 49.97 % | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 72.55 % | +45.2% |
| 1979 | 67.98 % | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 58.53 % | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 74.27 % | +26.9% |
| 1982 | 58.54 % | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 92.65 % | +58.3% |
| 1984 | 92.81 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 92.24 % | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 89.87 % | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 80.57 % | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 85.56 % | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 85.64 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 89.13 % | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 94.5 % | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 89.97 % | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 92.58 % | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 83.59 % | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 68.69 % | -17.8% |
| 1996 | 95.55 % | +39.1% |
| 1997 | 101.81 % | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 101.17 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 114.47 % | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 112.83 % | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 104.66 % | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 110.03 % | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 73.41 % | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 103.22 % | +40.6% |
| 2005 | 111.5 % | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 109.35 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 67.52 % | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 82.45 % | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 115.66 % | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 119.55 % | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 134.18 % | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 142.17 % | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 124.14 % | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 120.61 % | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 110.36 % | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 116.47 % | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 148.83 % | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 114.44 % | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 93.02 % | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 74.21 % | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 118.78 % | +60.1% |
| 2022 | 178.89 % | +50.6% |
| 2023 | 173.85 % | -2.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 173.85 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.45 %, 3.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 173.85 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.61 %, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.74 % | 43.45 % | 72.77 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.72 % | 42.84 % | 72.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.07 % | 58.53 % | 92.81 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.14 % | 68.69 % | 114.47 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.06 % | 67.52 % | 115.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.38 % | 93.02 % | 148.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.43 % | 74.21 % | 178.89 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Australia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Australia was 173.85 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 178.89 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.84 % in 1972.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Australia ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 (%).