Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 154.54 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 154.54 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eastern Africa peaked at 168.17 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 134.94 %, in 1994.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 29 groups 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142.6 % | — |
| 1962 | 144.13 % | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 141.98 % | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 142.84 % | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 140.97 % | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 139.69 % | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 145.82 % | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 141.76 % | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 148.97 % | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 152.15 % | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 149.93 % | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 148.97 % | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 149.58 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 148.37 % | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 159.13 % | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 160.72 % | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 157.44 % | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 149.04 % | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 145.07 % | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 144.41 % | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 147.06 % | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 149.45 % | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 146.39 % | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 143.5 % | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 144.22 % | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 142.68 % | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 137.83 % | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 144.12 % | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 142.71 % | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 141.94 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 151.68 % | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 143.33 % | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 145.27 % | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 134.94 % | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 143.52 % | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 140.73 % | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 141.4 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 143.43 % | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 149.71 % | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 152.6 % | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 162.43 % | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 168.17 % | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 158.84 % | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 165.76 % | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 167.18 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 167.71 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 160.15 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 147.35 % | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 154.84 % | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 157.72 % | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 162.1 % | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 163.04 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 167.72 % | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 166.29 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 160.47 % | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 153.24 % | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 156.15 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 159.97 % | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 149.23 % | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 156.28 % | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 156.96 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 159.53 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 154.54 % | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 143.2 % | 139.69 % | 148.97 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 152.04 % | 145.07 % | 160.72 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 144.24 % | 137.83 % | 149.45 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 143.59 % | 134.94 % | 151.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 160.5 % | 147.35 % | 168.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.59 % | 149.23 % | 167.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.83 % | 154.54 % | 159.53 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Ghana 537.89 % compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 522.27 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 193.89 % compare
- 7 Argentina 409.95 % compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 190.06 % compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 169.7 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 394.73 % compare
- 9 Maldives 375.76 % compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 161.58 % compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 141.99 % compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 371.23 % compare
- 11 Rwanda 358.51 % compare
- 11 Polynesia 131.03 % compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 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 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eastern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eastern Africa was 154.54 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 168.17 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.94 % in 1994.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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 (%).