Manure applied — Cropland potassium in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Manure applied — Cropland potassium was 44,559 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland potassium in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 44,559 t for manure applied — cropland potassium in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland potassium in Southern Africa peaked at 50,036 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41,610 t, in 1966.
That places Southern Africa 30th out of 32 groups 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,239 t | 41,610 t | 44,462 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,732 t | 42,294 t | 45,363 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,132 t | 42,260 t | 45,730 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,785 t | 43,453 t | 47,795 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,471 t | 47,084 t | 49,981 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,780 t | 44,886 t | 50,036 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,027 t | 43,124 t | 44,714 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 27 Belgium-Luxembourg 205,388 t compare
- 28 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 201,257 t compare
- 29 Ukraine 184,997 t compare
- 30 Belarus 184,331 t compare
- 31 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 183,432 t compare
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 181,302 t compare
- 33 Romania 173,577 t compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 5.58 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manure applied — cropland potassium in Southern Africa?
- Manure applied — cropland potassium in Southern Africa was 44,559 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50,036 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland potassium recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,610 t in 1966.
- How does Southern Africa rank for manure applied — cropland potassium?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland potassium rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — 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 (%).