Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in United States of America

United States of America: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 88.52 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
88.52 %
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
94.47 %
in 2021
All-time low
37.41 %
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in United States of America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 88.52 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in United States of America peaked at 94.47 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.41 %, in 1983.

United States of America ranks 14th of 29 groups 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 States of America, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 41.07 %
1962 39.9 % -2.9%
1963 40.68 % +1.9%
1964 38.48 % -5.4%
1965 40.66 % +5.7%
1966 37.82 % -7.0%
1967 38.58 % +2.0%
1968 40.86 % +5.9%
1969 40.82 % -0.1%
1970 38.29 % -6.2%
1971 41.99 % +9.7%
1972 42.16 % +0.4%
1973 42.26 % +0.2%
1974 38.68 % -8.5%
1975 42.14 % +8.9%
1976 38.61 % -8.4%
1977 44.55 % +15.4%
1978 42.9 % -3.7%
1979 47.77 % +11.3%
1980 40.82 % -14.5%
1981 50.74 % +24.3%
1982 55.68 % +9.7%
1983 37.41 % -32.8%
1984 48.67 % +30.1%
1985 55.73 % +14.5%
1986 52.66 % -5.5%
1987 52.61 % -0.1%
1988 43.78 % -16.8%
1989 50.53 % +15.4%
1990 54.94 % +8.7%
1991 55.35 % +0.7%
1992 61.35 % +10.9%
1993 50.79 % -17.2%
1994 65.87 % +29.7%
1995 55.21 % -16.2%
1996 60.28 % +9.2%
1997 64.05 % +6.2%
1998 66.68 % +4.1%
1999 66.57 % -0.2%
2000 68.84 % +3.4%
2001 68.05 % -1.1%
2002 64.23 % -5.6%
2003 61.62 % -4.1%
2004 74.33 % +20.6%
2005 76.05 % +2.3%
2006 70.54 % -7.3%
2007 75.43 % +6.9%
2008 93.54 % +24.0%
2009 81.75 % -12.6%
2010 81.04 % -0.9%
2011 77.21 % -4.7%
2012 74.2 % -3.9%
2013 76.54 % +3.2%
2014 88.74 % +15.9%
2015 85.1 % -4.1%
2016 91.53 % +7.6%
2017 87.74 % -4.1%
2018 90.77 % +3.4%
2019 81.25 % -10.5%
2020 85.09 % +4.7%
2021 94.47 % +11.0%
2022 84.92 % -10.1%
2023 88.52 % +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.87 % 37.82 % 41.07 % 9
1970s 41.94 % 38.29 % 47.77 % 10
1980s 48.86 % 37.41 % 55.73 % 10
1990s 60.11 % 50.79 % 66.68 % 10
2000s 73.44 % 61.62 % 93.54 % 10
2010s 83.41 % 74.2 % 91.53 % 10
2020s 88.25 % 84.92 % 94.47 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in United States of America?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in United States of America was 88.52 % 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 States of America?
The highest recorded value was 94.47 % in 2021.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 37.41 % in 1983.
How does United States of America rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
United States of America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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 (%).