Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 184.35 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 184.35 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Ethiopia peaked at 199.7 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 91.98 %, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 99.99 % | — |
| 1994 | 91.98 % | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 117.53 % | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 138.89 % | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 131.17 % | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 107.88 % | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 118.12 % | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 131.11 % | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 136.24 % | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 127.42 % | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 134.33 % | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 135.06 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 178.16 % | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 154.72 % | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 150.78 % | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 129.55 % | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 128.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 131.91 % | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 143.05 % | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 154.34 % | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 162.94 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 165.07 % | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 174.53 % | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 172.44 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 176.59 % | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 198.76 % | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 187.5 % | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 199.7 % | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 186.87 % | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 190.19 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 184.35 % | -3.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 184.35 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 155.83 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 184.35 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 153.13 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115.08 % | 91.98 % | 138.89 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 140.58 % | 127.42 % | 178.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.71 % | 131.91 % | 198.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 190.28 % | 184.35 % | 199.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % 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 Ethiopia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Ethiopia was 184.35 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 199.7 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.98 % in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 (%).