Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 4.13 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon stood at 4.13 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.7% on the previous year and up 167.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Cameroon peaked at 4.13 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2235 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 116th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3389 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2235 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4431 kg/ha | +98.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5845 kg/ha | +31.9% |
| 1965 | 0.723 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7155 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4383 kg/ha | -38.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6029 kg/ha | +37.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6007 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6705 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 0.654 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5218 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6164 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6319 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4023 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8783 kg/ha | +118.3% |
| 1977 | 1.32 kg/ha | +50.8% |
| 1978 | 1.41 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 1.32 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.21 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 1.04 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 1.11 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 1.2 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 1.42 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 1.46 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.49 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.25 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 0.967 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6926 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 1990 | 1.13 kg/ha | +63.8% |
| 1991 | 1.08 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8694 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7767 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 1.16 kg/ha | +49.2% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.28 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 1.54 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 1.78 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 1.57 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 1.92 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 1.96 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.38 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 1.53 kg/ha | -35.8% |
| 2004 | 2 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 1.89 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.79 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.11 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 1.16 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 2009 | 1.25 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.73 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 1.92 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.92 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.54 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8 kg/ha | +47.8% |
| 2016 | 1.81 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 2017 | 2.52 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 2018 | 2.84 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 2.27 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 2.95 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 3.85 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 2.24 kg/ha | -41.9% |
| 2023 | 4.13 kg/ha | +84.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.13 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.13 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5189 kg/ha | 0.2235 kg/ha | 0.723 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8426 kg/ha | 0.4023 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 kg/ha | 0.6926 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 kg/ha | 0.7767 kg/ha | 1.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 2.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 2.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 kg/ha | 2.24 kg/ha | 4.13 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 Cameroon?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Cameroon was 4.13 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2235 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Cameroon ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 (%).