Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 25.73 kg/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 25.73 kg/ha.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Mauritius peaked at 162.09 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.47 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.56 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 61.58 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 75.9 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 1964 | 96.51 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 59.35 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 1966 | 65.03 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 75.6 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1968 | 67.88 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 75.15 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 75.8 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 75.34 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 108.19 kg/ha | +43.6% |
| 1973 | 91.48 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 115.24 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 103.44 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 80.01 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1977 | 105.37 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 1978 | 95.45 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 114.9 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1980 | 104.21 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 77.38 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1982 | 98.44 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1983 | 102.31 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 100.89 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 104.61 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 90.87 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 121.98 kg/ha | +34.2% |
| 1988 | 102.02 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 114.11 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 102.44 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 101.03 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 95.97 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 100.63 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 119.7 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 123.25 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 146.78 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 131.31 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 130.24 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 147.07 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 162.09 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 144.59 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 153.49 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 147.13 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 151.63 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 159.45 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 102.07 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 2007 | 116.05 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 103.93 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 111.32 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 106.79 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 136.24 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 113.78 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 62.14 kg/ha | -45.4% |
| 2014 | 93.06 kg/ha | +49.8% |
| 2015 | 44.61 kg/ha | -52.1% |
| 2016 | 70.06 kg/ha | +57.0% |
| 2017 | 97.16 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2018 | 41.45 kg/ha | -57.3% |
| 2019 | 41.93 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 37.89 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 48.35 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 23.47 kg/ha | -51.5% |
| 2023 | 25.73 kg/ha | +9.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 25.73 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.14 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 25.73 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 14.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.62 kg/ha | 58.56 kg/ha | 96.51 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.52 kg/ha | 75.34 kg/ha | 115.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.68 kg/ha | 77.38 kg/ha | 121.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.84 kg/ha | 95.97 kg/ha | 147.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.18 kg/ha | 102.07 kg/ha | 162.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.72 kg/ha | 41.45 kg/ha | 136.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.86 kg/ha | 23.47 kg/ha | 48.35 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 31 Egypt 28.35 kg/ha compare
- 32 Honduras 28.16 kg/ha compare
- 33 Montenegro 27.96 kg/ha compare
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 25.19 kg/ha compare
- 36 Poland 24.99 kg/ha compare
- 37 Puerto Rico 24.55 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Mauritius?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Mauritius was 25.73 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 162.09 kg/ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.47 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Mauritius ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius 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 (%).