Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Spain
Spain: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 31.25 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Spain stood at 31.25 %.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Spain peaked at 48.83 % in 1966 and was at its lowest, 25.38 %, in 1995.
Spain ranks 152nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.68 % | — |
| 1962 | 44.19 % | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 48.36 % | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 42.95 % | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 46.21 % | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 48.83 % | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 43.52 % | -10.9% |
| 1968 | 43.34 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 40.19 % | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 36.67 % | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 37.24 % | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 37.1 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 37.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 38.71 % | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 41.52 % | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 38.74 % | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 39 % | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 41.43 % | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 38.72 % | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 43.66 % | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 39.78 % | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 39.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 38.44 % | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 46.02 % | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 42.96 % | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 38.18 % | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 43.87 % | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 39.12 % | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 38.28 % | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 38.95 % | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 37.07 % | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 37.5 % | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 35.56 % | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 31.56 % | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 25.38 % | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 37.63 % | +48.3% |
| 1997 | 37.19 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 34.71 % | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 32.09 % | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 37.34 % | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 33.03 % | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 34.16 % | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 35.96 % | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 35.15 % | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 30.82 % | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 35.33 % | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 35.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.54 % | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 41.81 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 37.39 % | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 42.42 % | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 33.53 % | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 43.75 % | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 36.69 % | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 35.92 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 39.15 % | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 33.46 % | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 43.91 % | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 37.3 % | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 40.29 % | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 42.03 % | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 34.7 % | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 31.25 % | -9.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 31.25 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.45 %, 69% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 31.25 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.97 %, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.81 % | 40.19 % | 48.83 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.62 % | 36.67 % | 41.52 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.02 % | 38.18 % | 46.02 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.76 % | 25.38 % | 38.95 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.14 % | 30.82 % | 42.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.35 % | 33.46 % | 43.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.06 % | 31.25 % | 42.03 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 149 Nicaragua 34.2 % compare
- 150 Czechoslovakia 34.08 % compare
- 151 Belgium 33.8 % compare
- 153 Republic of Korea 30.91 % compare
- 154 Turkmenistan 29.79 % compare
- 155 Yugoslav SFR 29.27 % compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Spain?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Spain was 31.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 48.83 % in 1966.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.38 % in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Spain ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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 (%).