Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Kuwait

Kuwait: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 13.5 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13.5 %
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
177th
of 186 countries
All-time high
73.44 %
in 2010
All-time low
3.55 %
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait stood at 13.5 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Kuwait peaked at 73.44 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.55 %, in 1961.

That places Kuwait 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Kuwait, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 3.55 % —
1962 4.28 % +20.5%
1963 4.47 % +4.3%
1964 5.14 % +14.9%
1965 5.78 % +12.6%
1966 6.44 % +11.4%
1967 6.85 % +6.4%
1968 7.82 % +14.1%
1969 9.06 % +15.8%
1970 9.58 % +5.8%
1971 11.63 % +21.4%
1972 9.64 % -17.2%
1973 15.76 % +63.5%
1974 21.08 % +33.8%
1975 15.83 % -24.9%
1976 17.24 % +8.9%
1977 19.79 % +14.8%
1978 18.59 % -6.1%
1979 17.86 % -3.9%
1980 20.57 % +15.2%
1981 19.34 % -6.0%
1982 18.23 % -5.7%
1983 15.72 % -13.8%
1984 17.25 % +9.8%
1985 24.61 % +42.7%
1986 27.29 % +10.9%
1987 25.15 % -7.9%
1988 33.12 % +31.7%
1989 30.92 % -6.6%
1990 28.1 % -9.1%
1991 18.21 % -35.2%
1992 21.23 % +16.6%
1993 29.41 % +38.5%
1994 32.81 % +11.6%
1995 43.89 % +33.7%
1996 45.36 % +3.4%
1997 51.78 % +14.2%
1998 48.89 % -5.6%
1999 48.67 % -0.5%
2000 60.75 % +24.8%
2001 58.18 % -4.2%
2002 56.82 % -2.3%
2003 65.72 % +15.7%
2004 61.34 % -6.7%
2005 63.4 % +3.4%
2006 39.6 % -37.5%
2007 50.6 % +27.8%
2008 28.91 % -42.9%
2009 61.62 % +113.1%
2010 73.44 % +19.2%
2011 39.37 % -46.4%
2012 37.7 % -4.2%
2013 36.14 % -4.1%
2014 30.78 % -14.8%
2015 18.04 % -41.4%
2016 13.51 % -25.1%
2017 15.02 % +11.2%
2018 15.51 % +3.3%
2019 22.29 % +43.7%
2020 13.6 % -39.0%
2021 15.02 % +10.5%
2022 13.31 % -11.4%
2023 13.5 % +1.4%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 13.5 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.45 %, 30% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 13.5 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.65 %, 20% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +113.1% 28.91 % 61.62 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.93 % 3.55 % 9.06 % 9
1970s 15.7 % 9.58 % 21.08 % 10
1980s 23.22 % 15.72 % 33.12 % 10
1990s 36.83 % 18.21 % 51.78 % 10
2000s 54.69 % 28.91 % 65.72 % 10
2010s 30.18 % 13.51 % 73.44 % 10
2020s 13.86 % 13.31 % 15.02 % 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 174 USSR 15.64 % compare
  2. 175 Luxembourg 14.55 % compare
  3. 176 Malta 14.23 % compare
  4. 178 Trinidad and Tobago 12.25 % compare
  5. 179 Qatar 11.59 % compare
  6. 180 Ireland 9.7 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Kuwait?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Kuwait was 13.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 73.44 % in 2010.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 3.55 % in 1961.
How does Kuwait rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Kuwait ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait 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 (%).