Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Liberia
Liberia: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 7.93 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Liberia is 7.93 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Liberia peaked at 18.89 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1128 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places Liberia 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Liberia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.132 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1299 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1217 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1167 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1128 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1503 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1553 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1559 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1558 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1454 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6341 kg/ha | +336.1% |
| 1972 | 1.17 kg/ha | +84.2% |
| 1973 | 1.75 kg/ha | +49.5% |
| 1974 | 2.37 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1975 | 2.87 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 3.62 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 4.34 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 4.74 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 5.28 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 5.67 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 6.52 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 7.37 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 7.97 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 8.86 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 9.07 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 9.57 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 10.33 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 10.81 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 10.79 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 10.37 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 8.98 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 9.22 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 7.84 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 8.38 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 9.56 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 11.34 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 12.64 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 13.56 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 12.64 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 12.13 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 10.88 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 9.35 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 8.97 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 9.57 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 12.15 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 12.97 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 15.25 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 18.89 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 18.71 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 18.86 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.15 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 16.59 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 16.44 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.59 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 17.13 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 12.25 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 2017 | 12.57 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.1 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.17 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 10.61 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 8.88 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 8.99 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.93 kg/ha | -11.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 7.93 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.81 kg/ha, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 7.93 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.81 kg/ha, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +336.1% | 0.1454 kg/ha | 0.6341 kg/ha |
| 1972 | +84.2% | 0.6341 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1367 kg/ha | 0.1128 kg/ha | 0.1559 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.69 kg/ha | 0.1454 kg/ha | 5.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7 kg/ha | 5.67 kg/ha | 10.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.45 kg/ha | 7.84 kg/ha | 13.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.89 kg/ha | 8.97 kg/ha | 18.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.98 kg/ha | 11.17 kg/ha | 18.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1 kg/ha | 7.93 kg/ha | 10.61 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2003)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % 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 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Liberia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Liberia was 7.93 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.89 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1128 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Liberia rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Liberia ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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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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 (%).