Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium was 54,541 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 54,541 t for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Zimbabwe peaked at 54,541 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,792 t, in 1963.
That places Zimbabwe 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,248 t | — |
| 1962 | 13,112 t | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 11,792 t | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 15,483 t | +31.3% |
| 1965 | 14,586 t | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 16,124 t | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 17,510 t | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 13,558 t | -22.6% |
| 1969 | 22,870 t | +68.7% |
| 1970 | 16,748 t | -26.8% |
| 1971 | 21,879 t | +30.6% |
| 1972 | 24,791 t | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 18,063 t | -27.1% |
| 1974 | 26,681 t | +47.7% |
| 1975 | 25,481 t | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 26,514 t | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 25,271 t | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 25,926 t | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 24,143 t | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 26,947 t | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 31,167 t | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 27,466 t | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 23,510 t | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 29,153 t | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 38,023 t | +30.4% |
| 1986 | 36,680 t | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 29,917 t | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 39,625 t | +32.5% |
| 1989 | 36,659 t | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 33,659 t | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 35,564 t | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 20,819 t | -41.5% |
| 1993 | 33,758 t | +62.2% |
| 1994 | 37,189 t | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 27,758 t | -25.4% |
| 1996 | 37,744 t | +36.0% |
| 1997 | 36,062 t | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 35,090 t | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 37,058 t | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 39,413 t | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 40,181 t | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 28,329 t | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 29,580 t | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 42,450 t | +43.5% |
| 2005 | 30,501 t | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 33,707 t | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 36,345 t | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 33,766 t | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 31,754 t | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 33,165 t | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 33,832 t | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 38,219 t | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 38,159 t | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 38,091 t | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 32,661 t | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 32,283 t | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 41,909 t | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 49,131 t | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 40,443 t | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 51,468 t | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 53,466 t | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 49,707 t | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 54,541 t | +9.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 54,541 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,771 t, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 54,541 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,542 t, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,254 t | 11,792 t | 22,870 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,550 t | 16,748 t | 26,681 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,915 t | 23,510 t | 39,625 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,470 t | 20,819 t | 37,744 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,603 t | 28,329 t | 42,450 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,789 t | 32,283 t | 49,131 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,296 t | 49,707 t | 54,541 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 72 Rwanda 59,847 t compare
- 73 Chile 57,761 t compare
- 74 Zambia 57,302 t compare
- 76 Madagascar 53,104 t compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 51,784 t compare
- 78 Costa Rica 50,959 t compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Zimbabwe?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium in Zimbabwe was 54,541 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 54,541 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,792 t in 1963.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium?
- Zimbabwe ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 (%).