Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium was 1.35 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 1.35 million t for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Eastern Africa peaked at 1.35 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 261,054 t, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 11th of 38 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 296,805 t | 261,054 t | 349,712 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 400,578 t | 370,031 t | 422,820 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 459,540 t | 417,709 t | 505,169 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 546,675 t | 502,047 t | 620,880 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 754,954 t | 625,736 t | 867,706 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million t | 924,605 t | 1.20 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million t | 1.29 million t | 1.35 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Eastern Africa?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Eastern Africa was 1.35 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,054 t in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 38 regions with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).