Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Congo
Congo: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 4.1 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4.1 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 413.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Congo peaked at 6.06 kg/ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0724 kg/ha, in 2008.
That places Congo 117th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6061 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.9082 kg/ha | +49.8% |
| 1963 | 1.21 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1964 | 1.52 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 1965 | 1.53 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.97 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1967 | 2.07 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 4.58 kg/ha | +121.7% |
| 1969 | 5.64 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 6.06 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 4.38 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1972 | 5.27 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 5.98 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 5.97 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.97 kg/ha | -50.2% |
| 1976 | 3.69 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 2.83 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1978 | 2.14 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1979 | 1.2 kg/ha | -43.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2672 kg/ha | -77.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2872 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 1.26 kg/ha | +339.4% |
| 1983 | 1.2 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.98 kg/ha | +149.0% |
| 1985 | 5 kg/ha | +68.1% |
| 1986 | 3.69 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 1987 | 2.48 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3085 kg/ha | -87.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2383 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8503 kg/ha | +256.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1596 kg/ha | -81.2% |
| 1992 | 1.44 kg/ha | +800.8% |
| 1993 | 1.58 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 1.62 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.6 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.59 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.55 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.1 kg/ha | +99.8% |
| 1999 | 3.05 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.07 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.1 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 1.67 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 1.25 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8158 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5659 kg/ha | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3176 kg/ha | -43.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0725 kg/ha | -77.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0724 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9358 kg/ha | +1192.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1111 kg/ha | -88.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3561 kg/ha | +220.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4743 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7974 kg/ha | +68.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8768 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 kg/ha | +117.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7829 kg/ha | -58.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7298 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.02 kg/ha | +176.6% |
| 2019 | 1.47 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 1.92 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 2.59 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 3.97 kg/ha | +53.2% |
| 2023 | 4.1 kg/ha | +3.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 4.1 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 4.1 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1192.5% | 0.0724 kg/ha | 0.9358 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +800.8% | 0.1596 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +339.4% | 0.2872 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.23 kg/ha | 0.6061 kg/ha | 5.64 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.05 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | 6.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 kg/ha | 0.2383 kg/ha | 5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 kg/ha | 0.1596 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 kg/ha | 0.0724 kg/ha | 3.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9522 kg/ha | 0.1111 kg/ha | 2.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 4.1 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Congo?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Congo was 4.1 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 kg/ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0724 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Congo rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Congo ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 413.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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 (%).