Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Finland

Finland: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 35.35 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.35 %
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
145th
of 186 countries
All-time high
46.55 %
in 2009
All-time low
8.35 %
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Finland, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Finland stood at 35.35 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Finland peaked at 46.55 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.35 %, in 1964.

Finland ranks 145th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Finland, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 10.35 % —
1962 8.37 % -19.1%
1963 10.14 % +21.1%
1964 8.35 % -17.7%
1965 10.91 % +30.7%
1966 9.9 % -9.3%
1967 10.02 % +1.3%
1968 9.93 % -1.0%
1969 10.24 % +3.1%
1970 12 % +17.2%
1971 11.65 % -2.9%
1972 11.57 % -0.7%
1973 10.13 % -12.4%
1974 9.87 % -2.6%
1975 12.78 % +29.5%
1976 16.54 % +29.4%
1977 12.57 % -24.0%
1978 13.04 % +3.7%
1979 13.2 % +1.3%
1980 14.01 % +6.1%
1981 10.59 % -24.4%
1982 13.47 % +27.2%
1983 15.81 % +17.4%
1984 15.41 % -2.5%
1985 15.32 % -0.6%
1986 15.56 % +1.6%
1987 9.6 % -38.3%
1988 15.11 % +57.3%
1989 18.52 % +22.5%
1990 22.01 % +18.9%
1991 21.9 % -0.5%
1992 18.95 % -13.4%
1993 22.6 % +19.2%
1994 22.81 % +0.9%
1995 24.03 % +5.3%
1996 25.07 % +4.4%
1997 27.28 % +8.8%
1998 19.83 % -27.3%
1999 22.94 % +15.7%
2000 28.55 % +24.5%
2001 27.97 % -2.0%
2002 30.01 % +7.3%
2003 27.54 % -8.2%
2004 27.4 % -0.5%
2005 31.72 % +15.8%
2006 29.96 % -5.6%
2007 33.65 % +12.3%
2008 41.54 % +23.5%
2009 46.55 % +12.1%
2010 30.44 % -34.6%
2011 38.32 % +25.9%
2012 35.21 % -8.1%
2013 40.14 % +14.0%
2014 40.51 % +0.9%
2015 35.61 % -12.1%
2016 35.44 % -0.5%
2017 34.74 % -2.0%
2018 29.41 % -15.3%
2019 39.52 % +34.4%
2020 33.88 % -14.3%
2021 28.48 % -15.9%
2022 42.18 % +48.1%
2023 35.35 % -16.2%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 35.35 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.45 %, 78% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 35.35 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.97 %, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.8 % 8.35 % 10.91 % 9
1970s 12.34 % 9.87 % 16.54 % 10
1980s 14.34 % 9.6 % 18.52 % 10
1990s 22.74 % 18.95 % 27.28 % 10
2000s 32.49 % 27.4 % 46.55 % 10
2010s 35.93 % 29.41 % 40.51 % 10
2020s 34.97 % 28.48 % 42.18 % 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 142 Eritrea 37.41 % compare
  2. 143 Namibia 36.75 % compare
  3. 144 Tajikistan 36.66 % compare
  4. 146 Estonia 35.32 % compare
  5. 147 Denmark 34.8 % compare
  6. 148 Kyrgyzstan 34.63 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Finland?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Finland was 35.35 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 46.55 % in 2009.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.35 % in 1964.
How does Finland rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Finland ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).