Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria

Nigeria: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 5.97 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.97 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
180th
of 201 countries
All-time high
7.45 kg/ha
in 2020
All-time low
2.75 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria stood at 5.97 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria peaked at 7.45 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.75 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Nigeria 180th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.86 kg/ha 2.75 kg/ha 2.98 kg/ha 9
1970s 3.22 kg/ha 2.97 kg/ha 3.45 kg/ha 10
1980s 4.59 kg/ha 3.72 kg/ha 6 kg/ha 10
1990s 5.11 kg/ha 4.08 kg/ha 6.35 kg/ha 10
2000s 4.52 kg/ha 4.18 kg/ha 4.99 kg/ha 10
2010s 5.62 kg/ha 4.9 kg/ha 7.25 kg/ha 10
2020s 6.57 kg/ha 5.96 kg/ha 7.45 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 177 Benin 6.36 kg/ha compare
  2. 178 Algeria 6.31 kg/ha compare
  3. 179 Congo 6.17 kg/ha compare
  4. 181 Liberia 5.91 kg/ha compare
  5. 182 Ghana 5.7 kg/ha compare
  6. 183 Kiribati 5.1 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is input — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria?
Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria was 5.97 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 7.45 kg/ha in 2020.
What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.75 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
Nigeria ranks 180th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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

Indicator
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).