Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 28.31 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 28.31 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda peaked at 40.34 kg/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 22.71 kg/ha, in 2001.
That places Rwanda 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 40.34 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 1963 | 31.56 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1964 | 36.08 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 38.44 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 34.48 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 38.56 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 37.81 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 38.44 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 37.69 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 37.96 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 37.8 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 38.23 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 32.85 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 34.92 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 35.07 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 35.02 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 35.95 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 36.23 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 35.38 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 36.19 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 37.62 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 36.45 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 31.78 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 35.91 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 35.48 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 36.81 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 32.92 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 35.85 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 30.16 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 32.14 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 33.28 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 30.52 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 28.28 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 33.67 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 31.76 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 29.75 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 32.32 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 32.17 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.11 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 22.71 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 30.27 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 27.02 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 27.12 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.69 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 29.74 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.79 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 29.16 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 35.17 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 30.33 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 31.85 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 32.94 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 34.75 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 24.31 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 2015 | 24.09 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.75 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.48 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 26.83 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 27.09 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 26.69 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.24 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 27.39 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.31 kg/ha | +3.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 28.31 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.81 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 28.31 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.81 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.37 kg/ha | 31.56 kg/ha | 40.34 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.17 kg/ha | 32.85 kg/ha | 38.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.44 kg/ha | 31.78 kg/ha | 37.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.4 kg/ha | 28.28 kg/ha | 33.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.58 kg/ha | 22.71 kg/ha | 35.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.04 kg/ha | 23.75 kg/ha | 34.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.41 kg/ha | 26.69 kg/ha | 28.31 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda was 28.31 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 40.34 kg/ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.71 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Rwanda ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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 (%).