Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Liberia

Liberia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 181.06 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
181.06 %
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
338.64 %
in 1971
All-time low
141.63 %
in 1989
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Liberia recorded 181.06 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Liberia peaked at 338.64 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 141.63 %, in 1989.

Liberia ranks 32nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Liberia, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 303.58 % —
1962 306.51 % +1.0%
1963 305.41 % -0.4%
1964 306.82 % +0.5%
1965 311.45 % +1.5%
1966 320.83 % +3.0%
1967 306.47 % -4.5%
1968 308.89 % +0.8%
1969 299.91 % -2.9%
1970 313.32 % +4.5%
1971 338.64 % +8.1%
1972 325.3 % -3.9%
1973 302.43 % -7.0%
1974 199.33 % -34.1%
1975 198.18 % -0.6%
1976 310.52 % +56.7%
1977 205.52 % -33.8%
1978 235.77 % +14.7%
1979 256.47 % +8.8%
1980 311.01 % +21.3%
1981 250.64 % -19.4%
1982 323.99 % +29.3%
1983 243.31 % -24.9%
1984 252.57 % +3.8%
1985 291.17 % +15.3%
1986 259.88 % -10.7%
1987 166.63 % -35.9%
1988 166.48 % -0.1%
1989 141.63 % -14.9%
1990 277.71 % +96.1%
1991 237.91 % -14.3%
1992 245.96 % +3.4%
1993 230.61 % -6.2%
1994 219.52 % -4.8%
1995 209.54 % -4.5%
1996 224.18 % +7.0%
1997 268.75 % +19.9%
1998 281.28 % +4.7%
1999 289.17 % +2.8%
2000 289.78 % +0.2%
2001 278.59 % -3.9%
2002 269.31 % -3.3%
2003 257.52 % -4.4%
2004 247.46 % -3.9%
2005 284.96 % +15.2%
2006 212.56 % -25.4%
2007 227.86 % +7.2%
2008 208.64 % -8.4%
2009 193.71 % -7.2%
2010 165.32 % -14.7%
2011 175.39 % +6.1%
2012 170.22 % -2.9%
2013 168.82 % -0.8%
2014 168.74 % -0.0%
2015 169.79 % +0.6%
2016 196.95 % +16.0%
2017 142.59 % -27.6%
2018 155.28 % +8.9%
2019 171.09 % +10.2%
2020 156.47 % -8.5%
2021 175.66 % +12.3%
2022 181.72 % +3.4%
2023 181.06 % -0.4%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 181.06 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 155.83 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 181.06 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 153.13 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Liberia 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
1990 +96.1% 141.63 % 277.71 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 307.76 % 299.91 % 320.83 % 9
1970s 268.55 % 198.18 % 338.64 % 10
1980s 240.73 % 141.63 % 323.99 % 10
1990s 248.46 % 209.54 % 289.17 % 10
2000s 247.04 % 193.71 % 289.78 % 10
2010s 168.42 % 142.59 % 196.95 % 10
2020s 173.73 % 156.47 % 181.72 % 4

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 29 Niger 193.11 % compare
  2. 30 Ethiopia 184.35 % compare
  3. 31 Algeria 183.4 % compare
  4. 33 Ukraine 176.44 % compare
  5. 34 Australia 173.85 % compare
  6. 35 French Polynesia 173.17 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Liberia?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Liberia was 181.06 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 338.64 % in 1971.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 141.63 % in 1989.
How does Liberia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Liberia ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Liberia 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 (%).