Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 12.71 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 12.71 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Eswatini peaked at 25.72 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 3.65 kg/ha, in 1963.
That places Eswatini 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.59 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.1 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 3.65 kg/ha | -40.1% |
| 1964 | 4.08 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 5.85 kg/ha | +43.4% |
| 1966 | 5.5 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 5.35 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 3.77 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 1969 | 5.46 kg/ha | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 8.03 kg/ha | +47.2% |
| 1971 | 9.07 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 10.65 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 18.72 kg/ha | +75.7% |
| 1974 | 14.71 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 11.72 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1976 | 10.47 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 10.76 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 20.72 kg/ha | +92.6% |
| 1979 | 14.44 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 1980 | 22.83 kg/ha | +58.1% |
| 1981 | 25.72 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 22.13 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 13.54 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 1984 | 9.27 kg/ha | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 8.46 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 16.5 kg/ha | +95.0% |
| 1987 | 14.56 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 13.39 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 12.47 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 12.49 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 12.77 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 13.91 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 13.11 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.37 kg/ha | -66.7% |
| 1995 | 4.37 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.37 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.82 kg/ha | +79.1% |
| 1998 | 8.26 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 8.26 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.26 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.81 kg/ha | +30.9% |
| 2002 | 7.48 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 6.28 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 5.87 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 8.02 kg/ha | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 7.2 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 5.7 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 5.75 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.63 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.55 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 6.77 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 7.53 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 7.56 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.36 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.83 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 7.48 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 13.88 kg/ha | +85.5% |
| 2019 | 13.05 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 13.84 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 15.55 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 12.71 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 12.71 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 12.71 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 4.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 12.71 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 7.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.15 kg/ha | 3.65 kg/ha | 6.59 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.93 kg/ha | 8.03 kg/ha | 20.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.89 kg/ha | 8.46 kg/ha | 25.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.97 kg/ha | 4.37 kg/ha | 13.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.27 kg/ha | 5.7 kg/ha | 10.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 kg/ha | 5.63 kg/ha | 13.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7 kg/ha | 12.71 kg/ha | 15.55 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 67 Dominican Republic 13.78 kg/ha compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 13.68 kg/ha compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 13.65 kg/ha compare
- 71 United Arab Emirates 12.7 kg/ha compare
- 72 Lebanon 12.57 kg/ha compare
- 73 Estonia 12.55 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Eswatini?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Eswatini was 12.71 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 25.72 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Eswatini rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Eswatini ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 (%).