Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Burundi
Burundi: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.83 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Burundi is 1.83 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 630.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Burundi peaked at 2.91 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 kg/ha, in 2002.
Burundi ranks 133rd 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0138 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0134 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0131 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0128 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0125 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.012 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0119 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.01 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1970 | 0.045 kg/ha | +350.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1208 kg/ha | +168.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0441 kg/ha | -63.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1235 kg/ha | +180.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0769 kg/ha | -37.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1181 kg/ha | +53.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0168 kg/ha | -85.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1348 kg/ha | +702.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2368 kg/ha | +75.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0664 kg/ha | -72.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0664 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2656 kg/ha | +300.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1992 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.664 kg/ha | +233.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3659 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1335 kg/ha | -63.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1961 kg/ha | +46.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1297 kg/ha | -33.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4504 kg/ha | +247.3% |
| 1989 | 0.193 kg/ha | -57.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0643 kg/ha | -66.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0643 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.233 kg/ha | +262.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0709 kg/ha | -69.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0638 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2064 kg/ha | +223.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3494 kg/ha | +69.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4925 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6355 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4911 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6288 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6208 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 kg/ha | -98.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0117 kg/ha | +58.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0255 kg/ha | +117.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0224 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5467 kg/ha | +2340.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1373 kg/ha | -74.9% |
| 2008 | 0.361 kg/ha | +162.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0591 kg/ha | -83.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1051 kg/ha | +77.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1742 kg/ha | +65.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4298 kg/ha | +146.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2507 kg/ha | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 1.65 kg/ha | +560.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8556 kg/ha | -48.3% |
| 2016 | 2.39 kg/ha | +179.1% |
| 2017 | 2.53 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.91 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 1.95 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 1.92 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.89 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.86 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.83 kg/ha | -1.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.83 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.2 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.83 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +2340.6% | 0.0224 kg/ha | 0.5467 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +702.4% | 0.0168 kg/ha | 0.1348 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +560.1% | 0.2507 kg/ha | 1.65 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 kg/ha | 0.01 kg/ha | 0.0138 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0983 kg/ha | 0.0168 kg/ha | 0.2368 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2664 kg/ha | 0.0664 kg/ha | 0.664 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2671 kg/ha | 0.0638 kg/ha | 0.6355 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2421 kg/ha | 0.0074 kg/ha | 0.6288 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 kg/ha | 0.1051 kg/ha | 2.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 kg/ha | 1.83 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 130 Albania 2.23 kg/ha compare
- 131 Benin 2 kg/ha compare
- 132 French Polynesia 1.86 kg/ha compare
- 134 Mauritania 1.81 kg/ha compare
- 135 Liberia 1.81 kg/ha compare
- 136 Guinea-Bissau 1.81 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % 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 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Burundi?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Burundi was 1.83 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Burundi rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Burundi ranks 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 630.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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 (%).