Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.77 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.77 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.5% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.77 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 2002.
That places Burkina Faso 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.008 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.008 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.041 kg/ha | +412.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0275 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1096 kg/ha | +298.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1094 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5374 kg/ha | +391.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6656 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 0.536 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3118 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6506 kg/ha | +108.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6869 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8763 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 0.799 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.738 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8717 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 1.11 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7398 kg/ha | -33.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9815 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9258 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.824 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7959 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.767 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9774 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 1.13 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 1.12 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.43 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 2.68 kg/ha | +87.9% |
| 1999 | 1.31 kg/ha | -51.2% |
| 2000 | 1.43 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0438 kg/ha | -96.9% |
| 2002 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 1.92 kg/ha | — |
| 2004 | 2.04 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.41 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 2.07 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 1.74 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.64 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9725 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 2011 | 1.96 kg/ha | +101.3% |
| 2012 | 2.05 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.56 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 2.85 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 2.67 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.55 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 2017 | 2.72 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 2.69 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.38 kg/ha | -48.6% |
| 2020 | 2.69 kg/ha | +94.6% |
| 2021 | 1.58 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 2.28 kg/ha | +44.1% |
| 2023 | 3.77 kg/ha | +65.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.008 kg/ha | 0.008 kg/ha | 0.008 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2051 kg/ha | 0.008 kg/ha | 0.6656 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7769 kg/ha | 0.3118 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 kg/ha | 0.767 kg/ha | 2.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 kg/ha | 0.9725 kg/ha | 3.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 kg/ha | 1.58 kg/ha | 3.77 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Burkina Faso?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Burkina Faso was 3.77 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 (%).