Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Thailand

Thailand: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 64.16 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
64.16 %
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
100th
of 186 countries
All-time high
126.32 %
in 2009
All-time low
37.53 %
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Thailand stood at 64.16 %.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Thailand peaked at 126.32 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.53 %, in 1961.

That places Thailand 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Thailand, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 37.53 % —
1962 39.4 % +5.0%
1963 41.94 % +6.4%
1964 39.53 % -5.8%
1965 41.38 % +4.7%
1966 46.34 % +12.0%
1967 40.37 % -12.9%
1968 42.7 % +5.8%
1969 44.35 % +3.9%
1970 44.41 % +0.1%
1971 46.56 % +4.8%
1972 43.71 % -6.1%
1973 54.15 % +23.9%
1974 55.05 % +1.7%
1975 60.76 % +10.4%
1976 66.73 % +9.8%
1977 68.6 % +2.8%
1978 72.31 % +5.4%
1979 66.84 % -7.6%
1980 76.65 % +14.7%
1981 74.98 % -2.2%
1982 75.38 % +0.5%
1983 69.02 % -8.4%
1984 74.59 % +8.1%
1985 81.08 % +8.7%
1986 70.37 % -13.2%
1987 67.61 % -3.9%
1988 73.99 % +9.4%
1989 79.73 % +7.8%
1990 69.15 % -13.3%
1991 69.31 % +0.2%
1992 67.27 % -2.9%
1993 57.45 % -14.6%
1994 60.37 % +5.1%
1995 59.34 % -1.7%
1996 72.95 % +22.9%
1997 76.74 % +5.2%
1998 75.6 % -1.5%
1999 84.65 % +12.0%
2000 99.59 % +17.6%
2001 94.31 % -5.3%
2002 96.7 % +2.5%
2003 84.32 % -12.8%
2004 80.73 % -4.3%
2005 76.48 % -5.3%
2006 79.45 % +3.9%
2007 82.63 % +4.0%
2008 81.8 % -1.0%
2009 126.32 % +54.4%
2010 82.52 % -34.7%
2011 85.19 % +3.2%
2012 99.26 % +16.5%
2013 76.99 % -22.4%
2014 74.71 % -3.0%
2015 76.81 % +2.8%
2016 78.31 % +1.9%
2017 71.74 % -8.4%
2018 81.01 % +12.9%
2019 103.39 % +27.6%
2020 75.42 % -27.1%
2021 71.54 % -5.1%
2022 67.44 % -5.7%
2023 64.16 % -4.9%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 64.16 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 103.38 %, 62% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 64.16 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.61 %, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.5 % 37.53 % 46.34 % 9
1970s 57.91 % 43.71 % 72.31 % 10
1980s 74.34 % 67.61 % 81.08 % 10
1990s 69.28 % 57.45 % 84.65 % 10
2000s 90.23 % 76.48 % 126.32 % 10
2010s 82.99 % 71.74 % 103.39 % 10
2020s 69.64 % 64.16 % 75.42 % 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 97 Seychelles 66.96 % compare
  2. 98 China, mainland 64.97 % compare
  3. 99 Lesotho 64.97 % compare
  4. 101 Bahrain 63.54 % compare
  5. 102 Brazil 63.46 % compare
  6. 103 Croatia 62.82 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Thailand?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Thailand was 64.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 126.32 % in 2009.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 37.53 % in 1961.
How does Thailand rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Thailand ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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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 (%).