Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 39.43 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 39.43 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Saudi Arabia peaked at 396.42 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 28.9 %, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 251.44 % | — |
| 1962 | 253.36 % | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 349.71 % | +38.0% |
| 1964 | 351.4 % | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 371.68 % | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 377.93 % | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 359.38 % | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 357.43 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 350.95 % | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 353.63 % | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 396.42 % | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 158.05 % | -60.1% |
| 1973 | 90.84 % | -42.5% |
| 1974 | 190.66 % | +109.9% |
| 1975 | 181.44 % | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 165.57 % | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 178.8 % | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 116.94 % | -34.6% |
| 1979 | 169.8 % | +45.2% |
| 1980 | 124.16 % | -26.9% |
| 1981 | 101.87 % | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 148.46 % | +45.7% |
| 1983 | 52.8 % | -64.4% |
| 1984 | 83.21 % | +57.6% |
| 1985 | 49.97 % | -39.9% |
| 1986 | 51.34 % | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 61.22 % | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 72.61 % | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 76.53 % | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 115.71 % | +51.2% |
| 1991 | 115.97 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 103.88 % | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 192.8 % | +85.6% |
| 1994 | 277.85 % | +44.1% |
| 1995 | 180.98 % | -34.9% |
| 1996 | 168.48 % | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 154.43 % | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 146.42 % | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 154.53 % | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 103.79 % | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 118.89 % | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 161.06 % | +35.5% |
| 2003 | 162.38 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 100.59 % | -38.1% |
| 2005 | 99.03 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 95.21 % | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 94.34 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 104.12 % | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 116.87 % | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 112.63 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 102.53 % | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 92.16 % | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 46.52 % | -49.5% |
| 2014 | 42.46 % | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 47.25 % | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 62.6 % | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 62.33 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.66 % | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 43.45 % | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 34.98 % | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 28.9 % | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 40.97 % | +41.8% |
| 2023 | 39.43 % | -3.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 39.43 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.45 %, 87% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 39.43 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.65 %, 57% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Saudi Arabia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +109.9% | 90.84 % | 190.66 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 335.92 % | 251.44 % | 377.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 200.21 % | 90.84 % | 396.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.22 % | 49.97 % | 148.46 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 161.1 % | 103.88 % | 277.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.63 % | 94.34 % | 162.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.56 % | 42.46 % | 112.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.07 % | 28.9 % | 40.97 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 135 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.35 % compare
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- 137 China, Taiwan Province of 39.79 % compare
- 139 Colombia 38.84 % compare
- 140 Albania 38.14 % compare
- 141 Uzbekistan 37.95 % compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Saudi Arabia was 39.43 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 396.42 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9 % in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 (%).