Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.8456 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 0.8456 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria peaked at 2.71 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 kg/ha, in 1962.
Nigeria ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0096 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 kg/ha | -67.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0135 kg/ha | +335.5% |
| 1964 | 0.015 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0157 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0288 kg/ha | +83.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0566 kg/ha | +96.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0479 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0213 kg/ha | -55.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0393 kg/ha | +84.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0438 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0872 kg/ha | +99.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1451 kg/ha | +66.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1444 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2298 kg/ha | +59.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4002 kg/ha | +74.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3975 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3814 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4188 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7061 kg/ha | +68.6% |
| 1981 | 1.02 kg/ha | +44.4% |
| 1982 | 1.18 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 1.3 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 1.35 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.859 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 1986 | 1.46 kg/ha | +69.8% |
| 1987 | 1.41 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.83 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 1989 | 2.34 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 2.44 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 2.66 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 2.53 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 2.62 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.39 kg/ha | -47.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7189 kg/ha | -48.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7802 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8408 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5062 kg/ha | -39.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5328 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.771 kg/ha | +44.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5992 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4093 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4535 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5048 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.59 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 1.01 kg/ha | +71.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8442 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8673 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.704 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 1.03 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7951 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8953 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7152 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 kg/ha | +43.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6426 kg/ha | -37.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9574 kg/ha | +49.0% |
| 2017 | 2.66 kg/ha | +178.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 1.26 kg/ha | -42.7% |
| 2020 | 2.71 kg/ha | +114.8% |
| 2021 | 1.82 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8314 kg/ha | -54.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8456 kg/ha | +1.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.8456 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 28% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.8456 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 47% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +335.5% | 0.0031 kg/ha | 0.0135 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0235 kg/ha | 0.0031 kg/ha | 0.0566 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2288 kg/ha | 0.0393 kg/ha | 0.4188 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 kg/ha | 0.7061 kg/ha | 2.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 kg/ha | 0.5062 kg/ha | 2.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6754 kg/ha | 0.4093 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 kg/ha | 0.6426 kg/ha | 2.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 kg/ha | 0.8314 kg/ha | 2.71 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % 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 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria was 0.8456 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Nigeria rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Nigeria ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 (%).