Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 9.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Ireland is 9.7 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Ireland peaked at 20.99 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 7.77 %, in 2018.
That places Ireland 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.83 % | — |
| 1962 | 20.99 % | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 19.25 % | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 15.98 % | -17.0% |
| 1965 | 16.1 % | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 14.05 % | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 14.93 % | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 15.19 % | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 13.68 % | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 13.44 % | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 14.69 % | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 11.62 % | -20.9% |
| 1973 | 12.26 % | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 12.21 % | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 12.19 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 12.15 % | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 14.17 % | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 11.97 % | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 12.54 % | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 12.73 % | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 12.88 % | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 14.59 % | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 12.65 % | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 15.02 % | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 12.72 % | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 11.53 % | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 13.73 % | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 12.88 % | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 12.2 % | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 12.35 % | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 12.05 % | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 12.51 % | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 10.52 % | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 11.31 % | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 11.9 % | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 13.65 % | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 12.5 % | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 12.14 % | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 12.97 % | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 13.39 % | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 12.87 % | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 11.71 % | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 12.79 % | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 15.23 % | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 12.18 % | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 9.64 % | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 9.85 % | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.71 % | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 9.87 % | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 10.59 % | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 12.18 % | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 9.54 % | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 11.13 % | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 11.65 % | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.99 % | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 10.41 % | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 10.61 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.77 % | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 10.04 % | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 8.63 % | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 10.21 % | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 11.46 % | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 9.7 % | -15.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 9.7 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.45 %, 21% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 9.7 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.97 %, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.78 % | 13.68 % | 20.99 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.72 % | 11.62 % | 14.69 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.09 % | 11.53 % | 15.02 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.19 % | 10.52 % | 13.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.92 % | 9.64 % | 15.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.59 % | 7.77 % | 12.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 % | 8.63 % | 11.46 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 177 Kuwait 13.5 % compare
- 178 Trinidad and Tobago 12.25 % compare
- 179 Qatar 11.59 % compare
- 181 Montenegro 6.69 % compare
- 182 Brunei Darussalam 4.25 % compare
- 183 Faroe Islands 2.98 % compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Ireland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Ireland was 9.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.99 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.77 % in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Ireland ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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 (%).