Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Niger
Niger: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.0993 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Niger is 0.0993 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 96.6% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Niger peaked at 0.1709 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 kg/ha, in 1974.
That places Niger 169th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0033 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0033 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 kg/ha | -45.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 kg/ha | +105.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 kg/ha | -43.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0056 kg/ha | +107.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0054 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 kg/ha | -77.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 kg/ha | +283.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0109 kg/ha | +98.2% |
| 1978 | 0.006 kg/ha | -45.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0123 kg/ha | +105.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0347 kg/ha | +182.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0677 kg/ha | +95.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0429 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0166 kg/ha | -61.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0085 kg/ha | -48.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0287 kg/ha | +237.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0224 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0152 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0176 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0294 kg/ha | +67.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0153 kg/ha | -48.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 kg/ha | -62.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.109 kg/ha | +1603.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1308 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0889 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 kg/ha | -86.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0387 kg/ha | +225.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0655 kg/ha | +69.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0481 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0381 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 kg/ha | -69.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0195 kg/ha | +68.1% |
| 2004 | 0.036 kg/ha | +84.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0621 kg/ha | +72.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0755 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0326 kg/ha | -56.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0193 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0543 kg/ha | +181.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0378 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0992 kg/ha | +162.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0955 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.062 kg/ha | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1195 kg/ha | +92.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 kg/ha | -98.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 kg/ha | +368.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0075 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0276 kg/ha | +268.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0836 kg/ha | +202.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1709 kg/ha | +104.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0742 kg/ha | -56.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0505 kg/ha | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0993 kg/ha | +96.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0993 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.2 kg/ha, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0993 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1603.1% | 0.0064 kg/ha | 0.109 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 kg/ha | 0.0018 kg/ha | 0.0037 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0056 kg/ha | 0.0012 kg/ha | 0.0123 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0284 kg/ha | 0.0085 kg/ha | 0.0677 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0479 kg/ha | 0.0057 kg/ha | 0.1308 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0397 kg/ha | 0.0116 kg/ha | 0.0755 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0542 kg/ha | 0.0016 kg/ha | 0.1195 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0987 kg/ha | 0.0505 kg/ha | 0.1709 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % 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 Niger?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Niger was 0.0993 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1709 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Niger ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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 (%).