Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria

Nigeria: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 13.87 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.87 kg/ha
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
120th
of 201 countries
All-time high
16.62 kg/ha
in 2008
All-time low
5.39 kg/ha
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria, 1961–2023

57.51012.51517.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 13.87 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria peaked at 16.62 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.39 kg/ha, in 1966.

That places Nigeria 120th out of 201 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.26 kg/ha 5.39 kg/ha 7.1 kg/ha 9
1970s 7.02 kg/ha 5.63 kg/ha 8.75 kg/ha 10
1980s 10.03 kg/ha 8.23 kg/ha 11.02 kg/ha 10
1990s 11.17 kg/ha 10.11 kg/ha 12.46 kg/ha 10
2000s 14.3 kg/ha 12.31 kg/ha 16.62 kg/ha 10
2010s 13.8 kg/ha 12.38 kg/ha 16.49 kg/ha 10
2020s 14.1 kg/ha 13.87 kg/ha 14.49 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 117 Estonia 14.2 kg/ha compare
  2. 118 North Macedonia 14.03 kg/ha compare
  3. 119 Lebanon 13.98 kg/ha compare
  4. 121 Qatar 13.81 kg/ha compare
  5. 122 Ethiopia PDR 13.75 kg/ha compare
  6. 123 Benin 13.32 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria?
Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria was 13.87 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 16.62 kg/ha in 2008.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 5.39 kg/ha in 1966.
How does Nigeria rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
Nigeria ranks 120th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).