Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Africa
Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 2.54 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Africa stood at 2.54 kg/ha.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Africa peaked at 3.18 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5082 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Africa 27th out of 38 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7583 kg/ha | 0.5082 kg/ha | 0.9637 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.41 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8 kg/ha | 1.66 kg/ha | 1.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 kg/ha | 1.52 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 1.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 kg/ha | 1.58 kg/ha | 2.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 kg/ha | 2.43 kg/ha | 3.18 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Africa?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Africa was 2.54 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5082 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Africa ranks 27th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).