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 195th out of 201 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.
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
- 192 Kuwait 13.5 % compare
- 193 Trinidad and Tobago 12.25 % compare
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- 196 Montenegro 6.69 % compare
- 197 Brunei Darussalam 4.25 % compare
- 198 Faroe Islands 2.98 % compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12,009 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,451 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 30,918 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 14,319 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 300,217 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 288,363 t (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 195th out of 201 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 (%).