Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Italy

Italy: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 41.89 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.89 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
145th
of 201 countries
All-time high
48.51 %
in 2005
All-time low
30.7 %
in 1985
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 41.89 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Italy peaked at 48.51 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.7 %, in 1985.

That places Italy 145th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.08 % 34.44 % 40.22 % 9
1970s 34.05 % 31.7 % 37.36 % 10
1980s 33.85 % 30.7 % 36.76 % 10
1990s 37.03 % 32.68 % 40.48 % 10
2000s 42.46 % 36.54 % 48.51 % 10
2010s 44.89 % 43.22 % 47.09 % 10
2020s 42.15 % 41.45 % 43.25 % 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 142 Japan 45.34 % compare
  2. 143 Latvia 44.82 % compare
  3. 144 Malaysia 44.4 % compare
  4. 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.74 % compare
  5. 147 Chad 40.52 % compare
  6. 148 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.35 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Italy?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Italy was 41.89 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 48.51 % in 2005.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 30.7 % in 1985.
How does Italy rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Italy ranks 145th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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

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
Last refreshed

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 (%).