Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 2.1 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa stood at 2.1 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.2% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa peaked at 2.1 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6299 kg/ha, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 27th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6299 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6525 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7502 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8023 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7734 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8793 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9464 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9627 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.03 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 1.11 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 1.2 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 1.31 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 1.22 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 1.46 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1975 | 1.06 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 1976 | 1.14 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.21 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 1.14 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.22 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1.21 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.13 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.25 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 1.07 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 1.25 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 1.23 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.33 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 1.27 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 1.25 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.17 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 1.24 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.1 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 1.17 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.24 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.13 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 1.58 kg/ha | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 1.42 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.34 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.18 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 1.31 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9907 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9823 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8389 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9774 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.05 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 1.15 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.29 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.29 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.65 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 1.64 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.88 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 1.95 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.81 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 1.59 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1 kg/ha | +32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8253 kg/ha | 0.6299 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 1.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg/ha | 0.8389 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 kg/ha | 0.9774 kg/ha | 1.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa was 2.1 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6299 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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 (%).