Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 28.61 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern 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 Southern Africa stood at 28.61 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 103.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Africa peaked at 28.61 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.64 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places Southern Africa 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.75 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.79 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 5.77 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.85 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 4.94 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 5.26 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 8.58 kg/ha | +63.2% |
| 1968 | 5.14 kg/ha | -40.1% |
| 1969 | 5.34 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 5.91 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 7.59 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 1972 | 8.03 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 5.17 kg/ha | -35.6% |
| 1974 | 9.49 kg/ha | +83.4% |
| 1975 | 8.2 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 7.08 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 8.84 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1978 | 9.28 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 7.98 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 9.97 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 12.62 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1982 | 8.16 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 1983 | 5.08 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 1984 | 5.74 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 7.99 kg/ha | +39.2% |
| 1986 | 7.98 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.18 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 8.47 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 10.95 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 1990 | 9.26 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 9.21 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 4.64 kg/ha | -49.6% |
| 1993 | 9.77 kg/ha | +110.5% |
| 1994 | 11.21 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 6.5 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 1996 | 10.47 kg/ha | +61.1% |
| 1997 | 9.7 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 9.28 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 8.69 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 10.88 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 9.41 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 10.2 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 9.13 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 9.85 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 11.39 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 10.4 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 9.32 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 12.3 kg/ha | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 12.59 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 12.11 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 12.35 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 13.73 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 14.09 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.68 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 13.43 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 14.62 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 21.06 kg/ha | +44.0% |
| 2018 | 19.93 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 19.01 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 23.93 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 26.8 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 26.08 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 28.61 kg/ha | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.71 kg/ha | 4.85 kg/ha | 8.58 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.76 kg/ha | 5.17 kg/ha | 9.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.51 kg/ha | 5.08 kg/ha | 12.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.87 kg/ha | 4.64 kg/ha | 11.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.55 kg/ha | 9.13 kg/ha | 12.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7 kg/ha | 12.11 kg/ha | 21.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.35 kg/ha | 23.93 kg/ha | 28.61 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 9 Ireland 86.86 kg/ha compare
- 10 Denmark 74.96 kg/ha compare
- 11 Czechoslovakia 73.02 kg/ha compare
- 12 Ukraine 69.8 kg/ha compare
- 13 Luxembourg 69.22 kg/ha compare
- 14 Germany 68.65 kg/ha compare
- 15 Tajikistan 64.34 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 18.57 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 8.40 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Africa?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Africa was 28.61 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.61 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.64 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Southern Africa ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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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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 (%).