Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 40.35 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
40.35 %
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
135th
of 186 countries
All-time high
41.36 %
in 2014
All-time low
15.95 %
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 40.35 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 41.36 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.95 %, in 1961.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 15.95 %
1962 18.34 % +15.0%
1963 18.45 % +0.6%
1964 20.47 % +10.9%
1965 21.3 % +4.0%
1966 19.92 % -6.5%
1967 21.01 % +5.5%
1968 20.29 % -3.4%
1969 19.8 % -2.4%
1970 19.71 % -0.4%
1971 21.65 % +9.8%
1972 20.34 % -6.0%
1973 19.8 % -2.7%
1974 20.75 % +4.8%
1975 17.43 % -16.0%
1976 17.46 % +0.2%
1977 22.23 % +27.4%
1978 23.01 % +3.5%
1979 22.25 % -3.3%
1980 24.95 % +12.1%
1981 23.42 % -6.1%
1982 25.84 % +10.3%
1983 22.82 % -11.7%
1984 28.13 % +23.3%
1985 25.47 % -9.5%
1986 25.98 % +2.0%
1987 25.3 % -2.6%
1988 25.81 % +2.0%
1989 26.12 % +1.2%
1990 26.94 % +3.2%
1991 28.62 % +6.2%
1992 30.7 % +7.3%
1993 27.78 % -9.5%
1994 25.94 % -6.6%
1995 26.79 % +3.3%
1996 29.4 % +9.7%
1997 29.97 % +1.9%
1998 29.52 % -1.5%
1999 31.94 % +8.2%
2000 32.51 % +1.8%
2001 29.35 % -9.7%
2002 33.94 % +15.6%
2003 32.49 % -4.3%
2004 33.12 % +1.9%
2005 33.3 % +0.5%
2006 32.68 % -1.9%
2007 31.1 % -4.8%
2008 38.85 % +24.9%
2009 40.32 % +3.8%
2010 36.89 % -8.5%
2011 39.51 % +7.1%
2012 34.17 % -13.5%
2013 36.44 % +6.7%
2014 41.36 % +13.5%
2015 39.57 % -4.3%
2016 35.84 % -9.4%
2017 40.69 % +13.5%
2018 35.9 % -11.8%
2019 41.1 % +14.5%
2020 34.19 % -16.8%
2021 38.52 % +12.7%
2022 40.95 % +6.3%
2023 40.35 % -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.5 % 15.95 % 21.3 % 9
1970s 20.46 % 17.43 % 23.01 % 10
1980s 25.38 % 22.82 % 28.13 % 10
1990s 28.76 % 25.94 % 31.94 % 10
2000s 33.77 % 29.35 % 40.32 % 10
2010s 38.15 % 34.17 % 41.36 % 10
2020s 38.5 % 34.19 % 40.95 % 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 132 Italy 41.89 % compare
  2. 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.74 % compare
  3. 134 Chad 40.52 % compare
  4. 136 Austria 40.21 % compare
  5. 137 China, Taiwan Province of 39.79 % compare
  6. 138 Saudi Arabia 39.43 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 40.35 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 41.36 % in 2014.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 15.95 % in 1961.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 (%).