Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Eswatini
Eswatini: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 221.05 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 221.05 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eswatini peaked at 294.52 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.13 %, in 1962.
Eswatini ranks 23rd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.31 % | — |
| 1962 | 66.13 % | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 91.41 % | +38.2% |
| 1964 | 96.56 % | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 101.52 % | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 127.29 % | +25.4% |
| 1967 | 141.94 % | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 149.86 % | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 137.01 % | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 134.03 % | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 123.48 % | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 113.17 % | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 75.14 % | -33.6% |
| 1974 | 106.69 % | +42.0% |
| 1975 | 121.1 % | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 131.66 % | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 126.33 % | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 86.71 % | -31.4% |
| 1979 | 102.2 % | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 94.69 % | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 119.1 % | +25.8% |
| 1982 | 127.95 % | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 167.05 % | +30.6% |
| 1984 | 205.15 % | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 218.31 % | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 169.8 % | -22.2% |
| 1987 | 161.55 % | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 170.68 % | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 172.49 % | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 182.67 % | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 175.47 % | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 146.98 % | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 156.4 % | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 266.21 % | +70.2% |
| 1995 | 248.42 % | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 283.26 % | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 226.08 % | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 224.34 % | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 251.2 % | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 213.9 % | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 193.56 % | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 247.05 % | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 255.11 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 252.35 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 294.52 % | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 247.37 % | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 250.53 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 285.55 % | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 281.56 % | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 293.69 % | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 282.45 % | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 282.16 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 276.9 % | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 277.96 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 280.26 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 289.42 % | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 290.27 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 211.97 % | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 217.31 % | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 207.6 % | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 182.38 % | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 225.01 % | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 221.05 % | -1.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 221.05 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134.27 %, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 221.05 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 153.13 %, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109.34 % | 66.13 % | 149.86 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 112.05 % | 75.14 % | 134.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 160.68 % | 94.69 % | 218.31 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 216.1 % | 146.98 % | 283.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 252.15 % | 193.56 % | 294.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.24 % | 211.97 % | 293.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 209.01 % | 182.38 % | 225.01 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eswatini?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Eswatini was 221.05 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 294.52 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.13 % in 1962.
- How does Eswatini rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Eswatini ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 (%).