Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Bhutan
Bhutan: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 52.73 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 52.73 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Bhutan peaked at 106.85 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.88 %, in 1989.
That places Bhutan 117th out of 186 countries 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.61 % | — |
| 1962 | 47.08 % | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 47.51 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 47.6 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 47.69 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 48.07 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 48.32 % | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 48.66 % | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 48.81 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 48.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 49 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 49.05 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 49.37 % | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 49.61 % | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 49.48 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 48.92 % | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 49.05 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 49.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 49.65 % | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 52.15 % | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 52.56 % | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 52.28 % | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 53.12 % | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 58.6 % | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 51.14 % | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 50.24 % | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 53.7 % | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 40.46 % | -24.7% |
| 1989 | 39.88 % | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 43.81 % | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 64.45 % | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 71.99 % | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 74.67 % | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 76.06 % | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 72.25 % | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 73.6 % | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 72.56 % | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 70.51 % | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 63.49 % | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 53.98 % | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 64.22 % | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 62.21 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 68.39 % | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 81.49 % | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 106.85 % | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 98.58 % | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 98.83 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.05 % | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 68.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.76 % | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 92.91 % | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 80.98 % | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 74.5 % | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 74.88 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.14 % | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 78.8 % | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 76.32 % | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 58.3 % | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 60.39 % | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 65.14 % | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 59.72 % | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 47.78 % | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 52.73 % | +10.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 52.73 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134.27 %, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 52.73 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 136.29 %, 39% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +47.1% | 43.81 % | 64.45 % |
| 2005 | +31.1% | 81.49 % | 106.85 % |
| 2008 | -30.1% | 98.83 % | 69.05 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.82 % | 46.61 % | 48.81 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.21 % | 48.81 % | 49.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.41 % | 39.88 % | 58.6 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.34 % | 43.81 % | 76.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.26 % | 53.98 % | 106.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6 % | 58.3 % | 92.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.35 % | 47.78 % | 65.14 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % 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 -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Bhutan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Bhutan was 52.73 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 106.85 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.88 % in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Bhutan ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 (%).