Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon
Gabon: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 10.76 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 10.76 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 402.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon peaked at 11.67 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.046 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Gabon 82nd 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.67 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.51 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 1.38 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 1.27 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 1.18 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 1.1 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 1.03 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9661 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9114 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8626 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8051 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7668 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.721 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6901 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6546 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5978 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5773 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3697 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 1979 | 0.046 kg/ha | -87.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5616 kg/ha | +1120.9% |
| 1981 | 1.07 kg/ha | +91.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1816 kg/ha | -83.1% |
| 1983 | 2.17 kg/ha | +1094.9% |
| 1984 | 2.7 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1985 | 2.69 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.35 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1987 | 2 kg/ha | +48.6% |
| 1988 | 1.04 kg/ha | -48.1% |
| 1989 | 1.23 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8774 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5242 kg/ha | -40.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5188 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3444 kg/ha | -33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.343 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3354 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2795 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2236 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1677 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1677 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1677 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1677 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.84 kg/ha | +997.9% |
| 2003 | 1.42 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 1.22 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 3.14 kg/ha | +157.4% |
| 2006 | 2.77 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 2.91 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.85 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 2009 | 4.57 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6908 kg/ha | -84.9% |
| 2011 | 2.02 kg/ha | +192.5% |
| 2012 | 1.82 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 2.14 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 2.13 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.55 kg/ha | +113.3% |
| 2016 | 5.42 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 10.48 kg/ha | +93.2% |
| 2018 | 7.18 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 6.54 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 3.8 kg/ha | -41.9% |
| 2021 | 4.49 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 11.67 kg/ha | +160.1% |
| 2023 | 10.76 kg/ha | -7.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 10.76 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.14 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 10.76 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 6.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +1120.9% | 0.046 kg/ha | 0.5616 kg/ha |
| 1983 | +1094.9% | 0.1816 kg/ha | 2.17 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +997.9% | 0.1677 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +192.5% | 0.6908 kg/ha | 2.02 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +160.1% | 4.49 kg/ha | 11.67 kg/ha |
| 2005 | +157.4% | 1.22 kg/ha | 3.14 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 kg/ha | 0.9114 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6091 kg/ha | 0.046 kg/ha | 0.8626 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 kg/ha | 0.1816 kg/ha | 2.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3782 kg/ha | 0.1677 kg/ha | 0.8774 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 kg/ha | 0.1677 kg/ha | 4.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 kg/ha | 0.6908 kg/ha | 10.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 kg/ha | 3.8 kg/ha | 11.67 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 Gabon?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon was 10.76 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.67 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.046 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Gabon rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Gabon ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 402.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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 (%).