Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 6.7 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 6.7 kg/ha.
The figure is down 43.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia peaked at 18.83 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.98 kg/ha, in 1970.
Tunisia ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.72 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9.06 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 1963 | 8.2 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 6.76 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1965 | 9.94 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 1966 | 10.35 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 7.61 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1968 | 8.19 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 9.43 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 5.98 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 1971 | 7.32 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 9.59 kg/ha | +30.9% |
| 1973 | 8.68 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 8.51 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 9.69 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 8.3 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 7.53 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 7.53 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7.12 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 9.58 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 10.07 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 10.69 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 6.84 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 1984 | 8.02 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 13.27 kg/ha | +65.5% |
| 1986 | 7.73 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 1987 | 13.7 kg/ha | +77.3% |
| 1988 | 6.1 kg/ha | -55.5% |
| 1989 | 6.6 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 12.43 kg/ha | +88.3% |
| 1991 | 17.45 kg/ha | +40.4% |
| 1992 | 16.15 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 13.43 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 7.2 kg/ha | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 7.51 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 16.36 kg/ha | +117.8% |
| 1997 | 10.53 kg/ha | -35.6% |
| 1998 | 13.41 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 12.8 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 9.29 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 12.42 kg/ha | +33.7% |
| 2002 | 6.62 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 2003 | 15.33 kg/ha | +131.7% |
| 2004 | 13.51 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 13.59 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.15 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 13.54 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 9.98 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 15.59 kg/ha | +56.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 2011 | 14.93 kg/ha | +52.3% |
| 2012 | 14.5 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 9.94 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 15.97 kg/ha | +60.7% |
| 2015 | 10.33 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 2016 | 11.59 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 15 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 9.46 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 2019 | 18.83 kg/ha | +99.1% |
| 2020 | 7.79 kg/ha | -58.6% |
| 2021 | 14.78 kg/ha | +89.8% |
| 2022 | 11.86 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 6.7 kg/ha | -43.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 6.7 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.25 kg/ha, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 6.7 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.19 kg/ha, 41% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.47 kg/ha | 6.72 kg/ha | 10.35 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.03 kg/ha | 5.98 kg/ha | 9.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.26 kg/ha | 6.1 kg/ha | 13.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.73 kg/ha | 7.2 kg/ha | 17.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1 kg/ha | 6.62 kg/ha | 15.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.04 kg/ha | 9.46 kg/ha | 18.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.28 kg/ha | 6.7 kg/ha | 14.78 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 148 Sudan (former) 7.25 kg/ha compare
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 7.19 kg/ha compare
- 150 Dominica 6.73 kg/ha compare
- 152 Congo 6.67 kg/ha compare
- 153 United Arab Emirates 6.59 kg/ha compare
- 154 Botswana 6.18 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia was 6.7 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.83 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.98 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Tunisia ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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 (%).