Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chad
Chad: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.72 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1.72 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Chad peaked at 1.72 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 kg/ha, in 1980.
Chad ranks 140th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chad, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0627 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0627 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1663 kg/ha | +165.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3195 kg/ha | +92.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3411 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3597 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8241 kg/ha | +129.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6105 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 0.527 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2767 kg/ha | -47.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0263 kg/ha | -90.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4216 kg/ha | +1503.0% |
| 1982 | 0.606 kg/ha | +43.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4743 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 0.527 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6314 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2072 kg/ha | -67.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5438 kg/ha | +162.5% |
| 1988 | 0.425 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4515 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4779 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6442 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8029 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3813 kg/ha | -52.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7281 kg/ha | +91.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7217 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.484 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4573 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 kg/ha | +120.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.03 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8467 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 0.996 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9048 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9462 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8467 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 1.06 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 1.54 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 2012 | 1.17 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9877 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.25 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8549 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28 kg/ha | +49.5% |
| 2018 | 1.15 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9794 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.72 kg/ha | +75.4% |
| 2023 | 1.72 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.72 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.2 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.72 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +1503.0% | 0.0263 kg/ha | 0.4216 kg/ha |
| 1972 | +165.2% | 0.0627 kg/ha | 0.1663 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +162.5% | 0.2072 kg/ha | 0.5438 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0627 kg/ha | 0.0627 kg/ha | 0.0627 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.355 kg/ha | 0.0627 kg/ha | 0.8241 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4314 kg/ha | 0.0263 kg/ha | 0.6314 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6732 kg/ha | 0.3813 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 kg/ha | 0.8467 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 kg/ha | 0.8549 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 kg/ha | 0.9794 kg/ha | 1.72 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 137 Mozambique 1.73 kg/ha compare
- 138 Equatorial Guinea 1.72 kg/ha compare
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 1.72 kg/ha compare
- 141 Nepal 1.67 kg/ha compare
- 142 Mali 1.59 kg/ha compare
- 143 Djibouti 1.49 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % 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 5 % 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 Chad?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Chad was 1.72 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 kg/ha in 1980.
- How does Chad rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Chad ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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 (%).