Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Tonga

Tonga: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 108.55 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
108.55 %
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
66th
of 186 countries
All-time high
737.05 %
in 1961
All-time low
60.52 %
in 1988
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Tonga, 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 Tonga stood at 108.55 %.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Tonga peaked at 737.05 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 60.52 %, in 1988.

Tonga ranks 66th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Tonga, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 737.05 % —
1962 448.73 % -39.1%
1963 492.59 % +9.8%
1964 476.06 % -3.4%
1965 468.72 % -1.5%
1966 443.16 % -5.5%
1967 521.78 % +17.7%
1968 431.41 % -17.3%
1969 439.99 % +2.0%
1970 340.43 % -22.6%
1971 388.35 % +14.1%
1972 460.94 % +18.7%
1973 342.95 % -25.6%
1974 332.51 % -3.0%
1975 328.02 % -1.4%
1976 250.26 % -23.7%
1977 201.62 % -19.4%
1978 130.01 % -35.5%
1979 129.16 % -0.7%
1980 150.55 % +16.6%
1981 122.44 % -18.7%
1982 90.84 % -25.8%
1983 110.43 % +21.6%
1984 140.97 % +27.7%
1985 108.83 % -22.8%
1986 118 % +8.4%
1987 80.98 % -31.4%
1988 60.52 % -25.3%
1989 72.86 % +20.4%
1990 70.83 % -2.8%
1991 72.81 % +2.8%
1992 74.84 % +2.8%
1993 103.16 % +37.9%
1994 96.83 % -6.1%
1995 95.85 % -1.0%
1996 97.06 % +1.3%
1997 98.67 % +1.7%
1998 100.65 % +2.0%
1999 98.59 % -2.1%
2000 102.34 % +3.8%
2001 101 % -1.3%
2002 104.53 % +3.5%
2003 103.14 % -1.3%
2004 103.09 % -0.1%
2005 103.17 % +0.1%
2006 121.92 % +18.2%
2007 192 % +57.5%
2008 181.74 % -5.3%
2009 175.8 % -3.3%
2010 164.68 % -6.3%
2011 170.05 % +3.3%
2012 164.78 % -3.1%
2013 165.37 % +0.4%
2014 126.3 % -23.6%
2015 119.88 % -5.1%
2016 101.33 % -15.5%
2017 98.12 % -3.2%
2018 97.24 % -0.9%
2019 85.98 % -11.6%
2020 96 % +11.7%
2021 97.92 % +2.0%
2022 105.8 % +8.0%
2023 108.55 % +2.6%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 108.55 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 103.38 %, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 108.55 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.61 %, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Tonga 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +57.5% 121.92 % 192 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 495.5 % 431.41 % 737.05 % 9
1970s 290.43 % 129.16 % 460.94 % 10
1980s 105.64 % 60.52 % 150.55 % 10
1990s 90.93 % 70.83 % 103.16 % 10
2000s 128.87 % 101 % 192 % 10
2010s 129.37 % 85.98 % 170.05 % 10
2020s 102.07 % 96 % 108.55 % 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 63 Zambia 117.17 % compare
  2. 64 South Africa 112.88 % compare
  3. 65 Bulgaria 112.04 % compare
  4. 67 Guinea-Bissau 107.31 % compare
  5. 68 Guatemala 107.06 % compare
  6. 69 Jordan 103.94 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Tonga?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Tonga was 108.55 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 737.05 % in 1961.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 60.52 % in 1988.
How does Tonga rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Tonga ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tonga 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 (%).