Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in USSR

USSR: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 15.64 % in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
15.64 %
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
174th
of 186 countries
All-time high
27.91 %
in 1964
All-time low
14.9 %
in 1988
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in USSR, 1961–1991

01020301961197619911961: 26.5 %1962: 24.1 %1963: 21.1 %1964: 27.9 %1965: 22.8 %1966: 25.1 %1967: 23.9 %1968: 25.9 %1969: 23.3 %1970: 25.3 %1971: 23 %1972: 20.1 %1973: 24.6 %1974: 20.8 %1975: 15.7 %1976: 19.7 %1977: 18.7 %1978: 20 %1979: 19 %1980: 17.3 %1981: 15.9 %1982: 17.7 %1983: 16.9 %1984: 16.1 %1985: 15.3 %1986: 16.4 %1987: 15.7 %1988: 14.9 %1989: 16.9 %1990: 18.8 %1991: 15.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in USSR is 15.64 %, measured in 1991.

That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in USSR peaked at 27.91 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 14.9 %, in 1988.

That places USSR 174th out of 186 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year % Change
1961 26.52 % —
1962 24.07 % -9.3%
1963 21.08 % -12.4%
1964 27.91 % +32.4%
1965 22.83 % -18.2%
1966 25.13 % +10.1%
1967 23.88 % -5.0%
1968 25.87 % +8.4%
1969 23.3 % -9.9%
1970 25.34 % +8.8%
1971 23.05 % -9.0%
1972 20.15 % -12.6%
1973 24.57 % +22.0%
1974 20.79 % -15.4%
1975 15.74 % -24.3%
1976 19.7 % +25.2%
1977 18.66 % -5.3%
1978 20.01 % +7.2%
1979 18.97 % -5.2%
1980 17.33 % -8.7%
1981 15.92 % -8.1%
1982 17.71 % +11.2%
1983 16.85 % -4.8%
1984 16.05 % -4.7%
1985 15.27 % -4.9%
1986 16.45 % +7.7%
1987 15.75 % -4.3%
1988 14.9 % -5.4%
1989 16.95 % +13.7%
1990 18.78 % +10.8%
1991 15.64 % -16.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.51 % 21.08 % 27.91 % 9
1970s 20.7 % 15.74 % 25.34 % 10
1980s 16.32 % 14.9 % 17.71 % 10
1990s 17.21 % 15.64 % 18.78 % 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 171 Slovenia 16.87 %
  2. 172 Antigua and Barbuda 16.72 % compare
  3. 173 Singapore 16.66 % compare
  4. 175 Luxembourg 14.55 %
  5. 176 Malta 14.23 % compare
  6. 177 Kuwait 13.5 % compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in USSR?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in USSR was 15.64 % in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 27.91 % in 1964.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 14.9 % in 1988.
How does USSR rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
USSR ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 1991.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR 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 (%).