Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 173.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Northern Africa stood at 173.1 %.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Northern Africa peaked at 278.58 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 139.78 %, in 1987.
That places Northern Africa 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 205.09 % | — |
| 1962 | 268.02 % | +30.7% |
| 1963 | 277.14 % | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 257.36 % | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 278.58 % | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 224.62 % | -19.4% |
| 1967 | 222.15 % | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 238.09 % | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 224.72 % | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 234.5 % | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 204.1 % | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 197.01 % | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 198.57 % | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 198.07 % | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 199.1 % | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 190.54 % | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 173.5 % | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 182.11 % | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 172.56 % | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 168 % | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 156.16 % | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 177.71 % | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 164.12 % | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 161.24 % | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 161.23 % | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 155.32 % | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 139.78 % | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 156.46 % | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 166.65 % | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 156.48 % | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 191.01 % | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 176.5 % | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 156.93 % | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 170.91 % | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 161.15 % | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 206.67 % | +28.3% |
| 1997 | 165.67 % | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 178.53 % | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 159.43 % | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 151.42 % | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 152.69 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 155.84 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 167.57 % | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 176.21 % | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 168.78 % | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 181.98 % | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 166.18 % | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 170.96 % | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 205.54 % | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 188.24 % | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 204.55 % | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 200.66 % | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 203.04 % | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 194.18 % | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 181.65 % | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 185.67 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 183 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 174.19 % | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 180.78 % | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 164.72 % | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 175.24 % | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 185.18 % | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 173.1 % | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 243.98 % | 205.09 % | 278.58 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 195 % | 172.56 % | 234.5 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 160.67 % | 139.78 % | 177.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 172.33 % | 156.48 % | 206.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 169.72 % | 151.42 % | 205.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 189.6 % | 174.19 % | 204.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 174.56 % | 164.72 % | 185.18 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 3 Kiribati 700.91 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 357.53 % compare
- 3 Caribbean 231.22 % compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 698.42 % compare
- 5 Ghana 537.89 % compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 522.27 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 193.89 % compare
- 7 Argentina 409.95 % compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 190.06 % compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 169.7 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 394.73 % compare
- 9 Maldives 375.76 % compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 161.58 % compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Northern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Northern Africa was 173.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 278.58 % in 1965.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 139.78 % in 1987.
- How does Northern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Northern Africa ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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 (%).