Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mali
Mali: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.59 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mali, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mali recorded 1.59 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 40.7% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Mali peaked at 5.95 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 2011.
That places Mali 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0406 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0405 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0403 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0402 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0401 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.04 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0399 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0399 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0399 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0387 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0387 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0387 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0187 kg/ha | -51.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1834 kg/ha | +880.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0884 kg/ha | -51.8% |
| 1976 | 1.24 kg/ha | +1301.4% |
| 1977 | 1.04 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 1.03 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.27 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 1.21 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.779 kg/ha | -35.9% |
| 1982 | 1.05 kg/ha | +35.1% |
| 1983 | 1.25 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1984 | 5.95 kg/ha | +375.0% |
| 1985 | 1.39 kg/ha | -76.7% |
| 1986 | 1.17 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 1.09 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.391 kg/ha | -64.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5864 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7801 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9683 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 1.11 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.788 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 1994 | 1.78 kg/ha | +125.5% |
| 1995 | 1.7 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.18 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 1997 | 1.82 kg/ha | +54.5% |
| 1998 | 2.27 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 2.78 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 2.41 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 2.49 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.05 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 2.03 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2004 | 2.99 kg/ha | +47.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 2.81 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 3.65 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 3.38 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2013 | 0.8197 kg/ha | — |
| 2014 | 2.67 kg/ha | +225.6% |
| 2015 | 3.15 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 4.08 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 4.08 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.81 kg/ha | +42.5% |
| 2019 | 3.72 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 2020 | 3.64 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.88 kg/ha | -48.4% |
| 2022 | 2.68 kg/ha | +42.8% |
| 2023 | 1.59 kg/ha | -40.7% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.59 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.2 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.59 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +1301.4% | 0.0884 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha |
| 1974 | +880.7% | 0.0187 kg/ha | 0.1834 kg/ha |
| 1984 | +375.0% | 1.25 kg/ha | 5.95 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +225.6% | 0.8197 kg/ha | 2.67 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0402 kg/ha | 0.0399 kg/ha | 0.0406 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4987 kg/ha | 0.0187 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 kg/ha | 0.391 kg/ha | 5.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 kg/ha | 0.7801 kg/ha | 2.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | 4.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 5.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 3.64 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 Mali?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Mali was 1.59 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 kg/ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Mali ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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 (%).