Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in India
India: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 149.33 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in India stood at 149.33 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in India peaked at 149.47 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.7 %, in 1987.
That places India 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77 % | — |
| 1962 | 78.15 % | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 77.97 % | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 76.71 % | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 76.89 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.76 % | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 71.27 % | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 75.73 % | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 78.66 % | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 81.6 % | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 79.76 % | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 72.53 % | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 76.58 % | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 75.28 % | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 83.9 % | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 79.8 % | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 80.07 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 80.68 % | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 75.14 % | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 70.85 % | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 74.26 % | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 75.35 % | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 80.14 % | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 74.96 % | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 73.6 % | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 71.84 % | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 70.7 % | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 75.35 % | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 77.99 % | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 75 % | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 78.06 % | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 92.75 % | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 93.96 % | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 91.61 % | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 94.24 % | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 98.89 % | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 93.75 % | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 94.56 % | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 91.58 % | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 91.4 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.24 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.67 % | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 92.06 % | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 84.94 % | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 80.74 % | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 87.9 % | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 91.96 % | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 83.4 % | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 77.94 % | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 89.31 % | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 110.04 % | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 125.39 % | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 127.29 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 118.3 % | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 113.01 % | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 116.26 % | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 116 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 119.24 % | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 123.41 % | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 112.97 % | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 128.01 % | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 149.47 % | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 149.33 % | -0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 149.33 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134.27 %, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 149.33 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 136.29 %, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.01 % | 71.27 % | 78.66 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 78.53 % | 72.53 % | 83.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.51 % | 70.7 % | 80.14 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.44 % | 75 % | 98.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.82 % | 77.94 % | 92.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.83 % | 89.31 % | 127.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.95 % | 112.97 % | 149.47 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in India?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in India was 149.33 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 149.47 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7 % in 1987.
- How does India rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- India ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 (%).