Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 23.27 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa stood at 23.27 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa peaked at 23.29 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.36 kg/ha, in 1965.
Eastern Africa ranks 18th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.61 kg/ha | 8.36 kg/ha | 8.97 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10 kg/ha | 8.93 kg/ha | 11.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.21 kg/ha | 11.41 kg/ha | 12.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.39 kg/ha | 11.48 kg/ha | 12.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.73 kg/ha | 12.47 kg/ha | 15.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.49 kg/ha | 16.32 kg/ha | 21.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.05 kg/ha | 22.51 kg/ha | 23.29 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa was 23.27 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.29 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.36 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).