Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Pakistan
Pakistan: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 57.16 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Pakistan is 57.16 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Pakistan peaked at 97.15 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 50.4 %, in 2022.
Pakistan ranks 111th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.02 % | — |
| 1962 | 64.72 % | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 69.95 % | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 65.34 % | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 69.33 % | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 67.31 % | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 73.14 % | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 74.64 % | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 76.46 % | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 79.38 % | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 82.28 % | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 79.68 % | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 76.98 % | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 77.58 % | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 70.33 % | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 69.93 % | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 75.67 % | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 69.23 % | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 76.31 % | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 77.19 % | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 77.33 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 79.54 % | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 68.15 % | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 81.72 % | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 84.25 % | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 78.99 % | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 83.25 % | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 80.95 % | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 82.56 % | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 86.28 % | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 97.15 % | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 83.04 % | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 78.5 % | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 80.94 % | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 87.37 % | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 83.27 % | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 77.77 % | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 82.51 % | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 89.13 % | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 85.5 % | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 80.87 % | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 76.97 % | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 77.97 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 89.11 % | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 83.78 % | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 74.64 % | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 75.95 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 76.81 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 76.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 69.44 % | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 74.45 % | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 69.79 % | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 71.79 % | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 69.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 61.45 % | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 62.17 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 63.02 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 55.23 % | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 53.45 % | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 51.92 % | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 55.32 % | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 50.4 % | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 57.16 % | +13.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 57.16 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134.27 %, 43% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 57.16 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.65 %, 83% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.99 % | 60.02 % | 76.46 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.74 % | 69.23 % | 82.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.39 % | 68.15 % | 84.25 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.6 % | 77.77 % | 97.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.84 % | 74.64 % | 89.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.05 % | 53.45 % | 74.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7 % | 50.4 % | 57.16 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 108 New Zealand 59.11 % compare
- 109 Saint Lucia 58.35 % compare
- 110 France 57.54 % compare
- 112 Oman 56.89 % compare
- 113 North Macedonia 55.5 % compare
- 114 Bangladesh 54.32 % compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Pakistan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Pakistan was 57.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.15 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4 % in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Pakistan ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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 (%).