Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Benin
Benin: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 2 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.4% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin peaked at 7.34 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 2004.
Benin ranks 131st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4369 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4287 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2031 kg/ha | -52.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4175 kg/ha | +105.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7089 kg/ha | +69.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3829 kg/ha | -46.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9459 kg/ha | +147.0% |
| 1968 | 1.03 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 1.6 kg/ha | +55.2% |
| 1970 | 1.97 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1971 | 1.2 kg/ha | -39.0% |
| 1972 | 1.47 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9592 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9907 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4774 kg/ha | -51.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5695 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1671 kg/ha | -70.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1098 kg/ha | -34.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1626 kg/ha | +48.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1913 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9833 kg/ha | +414.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3575 kg/ha | -63.6% |
| 1983 | 0.46 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7826 kg/ha | +70.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 1.12 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9925 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9039 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5353 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg/ha | +123.4% |
| 1991 | 1.21 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.57 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 1993 | 1.56 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.51 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.96 kg/ha | +96.0% |
| 1996 | 2.27 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 3.8 kg/ha | +46.2% |
| 2000 | 2.98 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 2.6 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1148 kg/ha | -95.0% |
| 2004 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1161 kg/ha | — |
| 2006 | 0.0033 kg/ha | -97.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 kg/ha | +69.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 2009 | 1.37 kg/ha | +17297.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 kg/ha | -99.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 kg/ha | +19479.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3 kg/ha | +117.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 kg/ha | -55.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8233 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0396 kg/ha | -95.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7 kg/ha | +4199.2% |
| 2017 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 5.72 kg/ha | — |
| 2019 | 7.34 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 6.18 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 6.09 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.13 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2 kg/ha | -67.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 66% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +19479.6% | 0.0054 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +17297.5% | 0.0079 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha |
| 2016 | +4199.2% | 0.0396 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +414.0% | 0.1913 kg/ha | 0.9833 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6845 kg/ha | 0.2031 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8072 kg/ha | 0.1098 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7333 kg/ha | 0.1913 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | 3.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9511 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 2.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 7.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | 6.18 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin was 2 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Benin ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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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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 (%).