Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.53 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 1.53 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Middle Africa peaked at 1.53 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1293 kg/ha, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1529 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1293 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2105 kg/ha | +62.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2612 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3018 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3261 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2621 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3672 kg/ha | +40.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4643 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4904 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5917 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5461 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7058 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6579 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3379 kg/ha | -48.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5377 kg/ha | +59.1% |
| 1977 | 0.961 kg/ha | +78.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8712 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5791 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 1980 | 0.586 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.579 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5447 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6116 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7076 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7433 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7258 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7029 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5307 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6083 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5723 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5879 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5545 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4666 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7078 kg/ha | +51.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6965 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6282 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6685 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.823 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7403 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8453 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8521 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7254 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9168 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 0.836 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8987 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9732 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.15 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8126 kg/ha | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9161 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4 kg/ha | +53.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9666 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9218 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.18 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8993 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 1.26 kg/ha | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 1.21 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 1.12 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 1.25 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.48 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 1.53 kg/ha | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.275 kg/ha | 0.1293 kg/ha | 0.4643 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6279 kg/ha | 0.3379 kg/ha | 0.961 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.634 kg/ha | 0.5307 kg/ha | 0.7433 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6446 kg/ha | 0.4666 kg/ha | 0.823 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9031 kg/ha | 0.7254 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 kg/ha | 0.8993 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 10 Israel 74.33 kg/ha compare
- 11 Ireland 63.01 kg/ha compare
- 12 China (People’s Republic of) 61.02 kg/ha compare
- 13 Belarus 57.79 kg/ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 57.33 kg/ha compare
- 15 Colombia 56.29 kg/ha compare
- 16 China, Hong Kong SAR 55.89 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 3,200 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Middle Africa?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Middle Africa was 1.53 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1293 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Middle Africa rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Middle Africa ranks 13th out of 18 regions with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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 (%).