Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 67.68 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in El Salvador stood at 67.68 %.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in El Salvador peaked at 118.8 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 53.03 %, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 95th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.03 % | — |
| 1962 | 60.29 % | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 57.8 % | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 53.36 % | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 75.56 % | +41.6% |
| 1966 | 57.77 % | -23.6% |
| 1967 | 62.51 % | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 53.56 % | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 55.45 % | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 59.01 % | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 71 % | +20.3% |
| 1972 | 70.72 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 65.48 % | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 76.25 % | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 78.26 % | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 66.89 % | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 78.93 % | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 92.89 % | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 84.48 % | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 89.28 % | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 81.7 % | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 82.21 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 110.73 % | +34.7% |
| 1984 | 86.59 % | -21.8% |
| 1985 | 82.42 % | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 79.58 % | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 74.72 % | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 63.73 % | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 66.06 % | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 67.96 % | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 74.13 % | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 89.01 % | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 75.44 % | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 74.19 % | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 82.22 % | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 72.86 % | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 73.31 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.96 % | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 82.16 % | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 64.86 % | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 62.33 % | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 88.14 % | +41.4% |
| 2003 | 89.63 % | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 108.99 % | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 100.94 % | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 97.75 % | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 71.22 % | -27.1% |
| 2008 | 91.97 % | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 118.8 % | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 61.96 % | -47.8% |
| 2011 | 53.99 % | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 78.81 % | +46.0% |
| 2013 | 71.46 % | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 83.53 % | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 68.77 % | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 85.69 % | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 73.25 % | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 59.3 % | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 69.04 % | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 59.32 % | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 68.23 % | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 70.16 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 67.68 % | -3.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 67.68 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 103.38 %, 65% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 67.68 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.11 %, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.81 % | 53.03 % | 75.56 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.39 % | 59.01 % | 92.89 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.7 % | 63.73 % | 110.73 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.22 % | 67.96 % | 89.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.46 % | 62.33 % | 118.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.58 % | 53.99 % | 85.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.35 % | 59.32 % | 70.16 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 92 Canada 72.06 % compare
- 93 Kazakhstan 70.7 % compare
- 94 Chile 69.06 % compare
- 96 Georgia 67.41 % compare
- 97 Seychelles 66.96 % compare
- 98 China, mainland 64.97 % compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in El Salvador?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in El Salvador was 67.68 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 118.8 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.03 % in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 (%).