Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.92 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 3.92 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 236.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda peaked at 3.92 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 kg/ha, in 2011.
Rwanda ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1444 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1421 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1399 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1377 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1356 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1335 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1316 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.13 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1274 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1179 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.111 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2054 kg/ha | +85.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2062 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2122 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0637 kg/ha | -70.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0689 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.086 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0847 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0832 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0818 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0783 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2316 kg/ha | +195.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0761 kg/ha | -67.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0749 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1483 kg/ha | +98.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1946 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1839 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1051 kg/ha | -42.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0856 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5159 kg/ha | +502.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2921 kg/ha | -43.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0848 kg/ha | -71.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0832 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0913 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0869 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0786 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.075 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0737 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0708 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0636 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.059 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4544 kg/ha | +670.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4534 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4092 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6374 kg/ha | +55.8% |
| 2006 | 1.02 kg/ha | +60.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1 kg/ha | +81.2% |
| 2009 | 0.257 kg/ha | -87.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1279 kg/ha | -50.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 kg/ha | -97.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3596 kg/ha | +10797.0% |
| 2013 | 1.17 kg/ha | +224.6% |
| 2014 | 1.52 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 2015 | 3.12 kg/ha | +104.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 kg/ha | -66.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7153 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 1.61 kg/ha | +125.7% |
| 2019 | 2.23 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 3.14 kg/ha | +40.9% |
| 2021 | 2.58 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 3.88 kg/ha | +50.4% |
| 2023 | 3.92 kg/ha | +1.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 3.92 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.2 kg/ha, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 3.92 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +10797.0% | 0.0033 kg/ha | 0.3596 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +670.2% | 0.059 kg/ha | 0.4544 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +502.7% | 0.0856 kg/ha | 0.5159 kg/ha |
| 2013 | +224.6% | 0.3596 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +195.8% | 0.0783 kg/ha | 0.2316 kg/ha |
| 2018 | +125.7% | 0.7153 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1358 kg/ha | 0.1274 kg/ha | 0.1444 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1239 kg/ha | 0.0637 kg/ha | 0.2122 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.126 kg/ha | 0.0749 kg/ha | 0.2316 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1452 kg/ha | 0.0708 kg/ha | 0.5159 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6611 kg/ha | 0.059 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 kg/ha | 0.0033 kg/ha | 3.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 kg/ha | 2.58 kg/ha | 3.92 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 118 Senegal 4.03 kg/ha compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.98 kg/ha compare
- 120 Russian Federation 3.97 kg/ha compare
- 122 Grenada 3.91 kg/ha compare
- 123 Burkina Faso 3.77 kg/ha compare
- 124 Barbados 3.63 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Rwanda was 3.92 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 kg/ha in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Rwanda ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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About this data
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 (%).