Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia
Zambia: Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area was 4.66 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4.66 kg/ha for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia peaked at 4.89 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9327 kg/ha, in 1963.
Zambia ranks 158th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9874 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.9729 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9327 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9537 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9821 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.03 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 1.08 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 1.08 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.15 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 1.14 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.11 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 1.25 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 1.32 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.36 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.46 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 1.6 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 1.76 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 1.9 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 2.21 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 2.24 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.25 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.33 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.03 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 1.81 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 1.95 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 1.97 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.01 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.21 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 2.3 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.49 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 2.49 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.5 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.32 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 2.31 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.31 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.38 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.49 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 2.48 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.71 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 2.72 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.41 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 2.45 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.71 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 2.74 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.12 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 3.44 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 3.16 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 3.35 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 3.29 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.89 kg/ha | +48.5% |
| 2013 | 4.15 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 4.17 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.92 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.96 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.54 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 4.69 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.32 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 4.44 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.6 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.66 kg/ha | +1.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4.66 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.25 kg/ha, 56% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4.66 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.75 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +48.5% | 3.29 kg/ha | 4.89 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 kg/ha | 0.9327 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.51 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 2.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.08 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 2.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 kg/ha | 2.3 kg/ha | 2.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 3.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 kg/ha | 3.29 kg/ha | 4.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 kg/ha | 4.32 kg/ha | 4.66 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia?
- Manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia was 4.66 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9327 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Zambia ranks 158th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — 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 (%).