Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 61,104 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Zimbabwe is 61,104 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Zimbabwe peaked at 91,720 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,390 t, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,390 t | — |
| 1962 | 7,952 t | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 7,806 t | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 7,961 t | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 8,907 t | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 9,265 t | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 12,695 t | +37.0% |
| 1968 | 10,151 t | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 12,693 t | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 11,314 t | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 16,591 t | +46.6% |
| 1972 | 19,847 t | +19.6% |
| 1973 | 13,247 t | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 19,695 t | +48.7% |
| 1975 | 19,092 t | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 20,828 t | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 22,507 t | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 22,496 t | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 19,782 t | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 21,130 t | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 28,760 t | +36.1% |
| 1982 | 21,189 t | -26.3% |
| 1983 | 14,925 t | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 18,576 t | +24.5% |
| 1985 | 36,833 t | +98.3% |
| 1986 | 35,268 t | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 20,060 t | -43.1% |
| 1988 | 34,172 t | +70.3% |
| 1989 | 34,282 t | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 36,546 t | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 32,590 t | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 11,990 t | -63.2% |
| 1993 | 34,922 t | +191.2% |
| 1994 | 32,093 t | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 18,054 t | -43.7% |
| 1996 | 38,160 t | +111.4% |
| 1997 | 32,102 t | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 31,269 t | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 35,949 t | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 42,026 t | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 40,823 t | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 22,416 t | -45.1% |
| 2003 | 33,294 t | +48.5% |
| 2004 | 47,999 t | +44.2% |
| 2005 | 28,940 t | -39.7% |
| 2006 | 42,153 t | +45.7% |
| 2007 | 38,226 t | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 24,755 t | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 28,508 t | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 36,526 t | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 33,081 t | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 38,184 t | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 41,328 t | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 48,454 t | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 36,506 t | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 33,163 t | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 64,672 t | +95.0% |
| 2018 | 68,486 t | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 50,332 t | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 72,046 t | +43.1% |
| 2021 | 91,720 t | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 64,929 t | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 61,104 t | -5.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 61,104 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50,445 t, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 61,104 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33,295 t, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +191.2% | 11,990 t | 34,922 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,424 t | 7,390 t | 12,695 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,540 t | 11,314 t | 22,507 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,520 t | 14,925 t | 36,833 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,368 t | 11,990 t | 38,160 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,914 t | 22,416 t | 47,999 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,073 t | 33,081 t | 68,486 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,450 t | 61,104 t | 91,720 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Zimbabwe?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Zimbabwe was 61,104 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 91,720 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,390 t in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).