Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 16.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa stood at 16.74 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa peaked at 16.74 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.45 kg/ha, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 21st 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.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.45 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.61 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 5.78 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 6.01 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 6.06 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.95 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 6.13 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 5.99 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 6.51 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 6.94 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 6.65 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 6.02 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 6.25 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 6.93 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 6.99 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 6.63 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 6.37 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 6.35 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 6.44 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 6.44 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.63 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 6.52 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 6.35 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.7 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 7.12 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 7.6 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 7.63 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 8.46 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 9.07 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 9.06 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 9.87 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 9.96 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 10.08 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 10.21 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 10.34 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.6 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 10.69 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.28 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 11.32 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.16 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 11.38 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.69 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 12.16 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 12.49 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 12.89 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 13.46 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 12.47 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 13.46 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 12.09 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 13.46 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 12.88 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.74 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 13.49 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 14.17 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.22 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.02 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 15.28 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 15.7 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.63 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.14 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 16.42 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.74 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 16.74 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 kg/ha | 5.45 kg/ha | 6.51 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.56 kg/ha | 6.02 kg/ha | 6.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.25 kg/ha | 6.35 kg/ha | 9.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.34 kg/ha | 9.06 kg/ha | 11.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.32 kg/ha | 11.16 kg/ha | 13.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.36 kg/ha | 12.88 kg/ha | 15.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.51 kg/ha | 16.14 kg/ha | 16.74 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 55.48 kg/ha compare
- 19 Nepal 54.98 kg/ha compare
- 20 Cook Islands 54.47 kg/ha compare
- 21 Mauritius 52.47 kg/ha compare
- 22 Oman 51.75 kg/ha compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 50.32 kg/ha compare
- 24 Ecuador 50.04 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 241.74 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa was 16.74 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.74 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Western Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).