Input — Cropland potassium in Nigeria
Nigeria: Input — Cropland potassium was 263,959 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland potassium in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 263,959 t for input — cropland potassium in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium in Nigeria peaked at 325,177 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74,607 t, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 32nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74,607 t | — |
| 1962 | 75,796 t | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 76,835 t | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 77,864 t | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 78,590 t | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 79,967 t | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 81,224 t | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 82,651 t | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 82,745 t | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 83,954 t | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 84,074 t | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 87,062 t | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 89,440 t | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 89,575 t | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 93,137 t | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 98,782 t | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 99,665 t | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 100,236 t | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 102,434 t | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 111,561 t | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 121,826 t | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 127,340 t | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 132,473 t | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 137,371 t | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 126,430 t | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 149,998 t | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 153,098 t | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 169,987 t | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 191,334 t | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 199,321 t | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 211,577 t | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 211,793 t | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 218,915 t | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 180,380 t | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 160,696 t | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 165,424 t | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 169,656 t | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 160,582 t | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 165,642 t | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 177,686 t | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 174,889 t | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 175,380 t | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 174,782 t | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 180,703 t | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 188,082 t | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 208,676 t | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 204,875 t | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 206,123 t | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 205,068 t | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 221,679 t | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 207,206 t | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 217,518 t | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 211,285 t | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 226,070 t | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 212,232 t | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 231,451 t | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 307,785 t | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 293,042 t | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 256,485 t | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 325,177 t | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 302,369 t | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 262,128 t | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 263,959 t | +0.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 263,959 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,322 t, 7.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 263,959 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,796 t, 12.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland potassium in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +33.0% | 231,451 t | 307,785 t |
| 2020 | +26.8% | 256,485 t | 325,177 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,920 t | 74,607 t | 82,745 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 92,836 t | 83,954 t | 102,434 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 142,142 t | 111,561 t | 191,334 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 184,399 t | 160,582 t | 218,915 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 189,626 t | 174,782 t | 208,676 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,475 t | 207,206 t | 307,785 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 288,408 t | 262,128 t | 325,177 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 29 Cabo Verde 775.86 t compare
- 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 299,596 t compare
- 30 Czechoslovakia 295,759 t compare
- 31 Belgium-Luxembourg 294,166 t compare
- 33 Japan 258,192 t compare
- 34 Romania 245,753 t compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 223,797 t compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % 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 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland potassium in Nigeria?
- Input — cropland potassium in Nigeria was 263,959 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 325,177 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,607 t in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for input — cropland potassium?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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. 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 (%).