Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Portugal

Portugal: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 29.09 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
29.09 %
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
171st
of 201 countries
All-time high
42.58 %
in 1967
All-time low
17.74 %
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Portugal is 29.09 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Portugal peaked at 42.58 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 17.74 %, in 1981.

Portugal ranks 171st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.08 % 34.54 % 42.58 % 9
1970s 31.56 % 24.84 % 38.58 % 10
1980s 23.25 % 17.74 % 26.68 % 10
1990s 23.67 % 19.92 % 28.39 % 10
2000s 23.21 % 20.08 % 26.18 % 10
2010s 23.49 % 21.29 % 26.74 % 10
2020s 27.64 % 23.09 % 31.5 % 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 168 Republic of Korea 30.91 % compare
  2. 169 Turkmenistan 29.79 % compare
  3. 170 Yugoslav SFR 29.27 % compare
  4. 172 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 28.27 % compare
  5. 173 Norway 28.12 % compare
  6. 174 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.2 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Portugal?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Portugal was 29.09 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 42.58 % in 1967.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 17.74 % in 1981.
How does Portugal rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Portugal ranks 171st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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

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 (%).