Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Mexico

Mexico: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 124.27 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
124.27 %
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
57th
of 186 countries
All-time high
148.87 %
in 1965
All-time low
91.85 %
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 124.27 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Mexico peaked at 148.87 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 91.85 %, in 2011.

Mexico ranks 57th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Mexico, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 135.11 % —
1962 136.72 % +1.2%
1963 137.4 % +0.5%
1964 144.41 % +5.1%
1965 148.87 % +3.1%
1966 144.46 % -3.0%
1967 135.4 % -6.3%
1968 138.89 % +2.6%
1969 126.98 % -8.6%
1970 128.91 % +1.5%
1971 134.39 % +4.3%
1972 128.22 % -4.6%
1973 128.14 % -0.1%
1974 124.89 % -2.5%
1975 113.57 % -9.1%
1976 100.02 % -11.9%
1977 114.11 % +14.1%
1978 115.58 % +1.3%
1979 105.43 % -8.8%
1980 104.17 % -1.2%
1981 112.34 % +7.8%
1982 100.31 % -10.7%
1983 108.83 % +8.5%
1984 120.37 % +10.6%
1985 123.39 % +2.5%
1986 122.12 % -1.0%
1987 120.01 % -1.7%
1988 112.01 % -6.7%
1989 101.42 % -9.5%
1990 114.42 % +12.8%
1991 113.6 % -0.7%
1992 114.57 % +0.9%
1993 111.19 % -3.0%
1994 123.4 % +11.0%
1995 137.71 % +11.6%
1996 126.08 % -8.4%
1997 108.47 % -14.0%
1998 115.12 % +6.1%
1999 110.77 % -3.8%
2000 106.69 % -3.7%
2001 122.08 % +14.4%
2002 111.62 % -8.6%
2003 122.39 % +9.7%
2004 107.12 % -12.5%
2005 108.55 % +1.3%
2006 114.86 % +5.8%
2007 106.39 % -7.4%
2008 116.93 % +9.9%
2009 94.86 % -18.9%
2010 95.82 % +1.0%
2011 91.85 % -4.1%
2012 100.57 % +9.5%
2013 106.38 % +5.8%
2014 125.71 % +18.2%
2015 110.05 % -12.5%
2016 120.37 % +9.4%
2017 111.56 % -7.3%
2018 109.66 % -1.7%
2019 117.7 % +7.3%
2020 106.29 % -9.7%
2021 108.7 % +2.3%
2022 117.44 % +8.0%
2023 124.27 % +5.8%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 124.27 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 103.38 %, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 124.27 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.11 %, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 138.69 % 126.98 % 148.87 % 9
1970s 119.33 % 100.02 % 134.39 % 10
1980s 112.5 % 100.31 % 123.39 % 10
1990s 117.53 % 108.47 % 137.71 % 10
2000s 111.15 % 94.86 % 122.39 % 10
2010s 108.97 % 91.85 % 125.71 % 10
2020s 114.17 % 106.29 % 124.27 % 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 54 Paraguay 130.5 % compare
  2. 55 Senegal 130.01 % compare
  3. 56 Jamaica 129.89 % compare
  4. 58 Togo 121.67 % compare
  5. 59 Dominica 120.34 % compare
  6. 60 Burkina Faso 118.75 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Mexico?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Mexico was 124.27 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 148.87 % in 1965.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 91.85 % in 2011.
How does Mexico rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Mexico ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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 (%).