Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Eritrea
Eritrea: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 37.41 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eritrea stood at 37.41 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eritrea peaked at 97.55 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23.48 %, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 59.35 % | — |
| 1994 | 97.55 % | +64.4% |
| 1995 | 80.42 % | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 58.32 % | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 53.72 % | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 92.68 % | +72.5% |
| 1999 | 73.39 % | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 48.25 % | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 56.48 % | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 32.09 % | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 33.02 % | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 31.31 % | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 49.31 % | +57.5% |
| 2006 | 60.85 % | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 51.87 % | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 23.48 % | -54.7% |
| 2009 | 34.12 % | +45.4% |
| 2010 | 43.64 % | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 38.4 % | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 37.79 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 37.92 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.97 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 37.53 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 37.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.47 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.55 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.35 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 37.39 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 37.41 % | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 37.41 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 155.83 %, 24% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 37.41 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 153.13 %, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.63 % | 53.72 % | 97.55 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 42.08 % | 23.48 % | 60.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.34 % | 37.47 % | 43.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.39 % | 37.35 % | 37.41 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eritrea?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eritrea was 37.41 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.55 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.48 % in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Eritrea ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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 (%).