Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia
Gambia: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.29 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia stood at 3.29 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.2% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia peaked at 7.45 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.09 kg/ha, in 2021.
Gambia ranks 179th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.67 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.76 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 3.84 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 4 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 4.16 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 4.32 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 4.36 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 4.55 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 4.64 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 4.81 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 4.95 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 4.91 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 4.82 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 4.14 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 4.37 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 4.45 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 4.28 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 4.49 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 4.91 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 5.33 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 4.69 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 4.3 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 5.33 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1984 | 4.71 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 5.57 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 6.09 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 6.44 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 5.26 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 7.45 kg/ha | +41.6% |
| 1990 | 5.15 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 1991 | 5.63 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 6.3 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 6.38 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.82 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 5.66 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 5.46 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 5.51 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.6 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 4.31 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 4.24 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.05 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.55 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 5.22 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 5.41 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.94 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 5.76 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 5.47 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.03 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 4.17 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.1 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.13 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.85 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 2.26 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 2.52 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 2.57 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.47 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.41 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.57 kg/ha | +48.1% |
| 2019 | 3.4 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.39 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 2.09 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 2.12 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.29 kg/ha | +55.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 3.29 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.18 kg/ha, 40% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 3.29 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.43 kg/ha, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +55.2% | 2.12 kg/ha | 3.29 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.15 kg/ha | 3.67 kg/ha | 4.64 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.61 kg/ha | 4.14 kg/ha | 4.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.52 kg/ha | 4.3 kg/ha | 7.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.48 kg/ha | 4.31 kg/ha | 6.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 kg/ha | 4.03 kg/ha | 5.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 kg/ha | 2.26 kg/ha | 4.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 kg/ha | 2.09 kg/ha | 3.29 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 176 Iraq 4.26 kg/ha compare
- 177 Libya 3.35 kg/ha compare
- 178 Sierra Leone 3.31 kg/ha compare
- 180 Ethiopia PDR 2.85 kg/ha compare
- 181 Niger 2.7 kg/ha compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 2.65 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia was 3.29 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.45 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Gambia ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).