Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Senegal
Senegal: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 4.03 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 4.03 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Senegal peaked at 5.08 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3712 kg/ha, in 1970.
That places Senegal 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7668 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7893 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7627 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7416 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.08 kg/ha | +45.3% |
| 1966 | 1.53 kg/ha | +41.8% |
| 1967 | 1.51 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.83 kg/ha | -45.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4373 kg/ha | -47.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3712 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1971 | 1.23 kg/ha | +231.3% |
| 1972 | 1.18 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.99 kg/ha | +69.2% |
| 1974 | 3.4 kg/ha | +70.8% |
| 1975 | 4.74 kg/ha | +39.4% |
| 1976 | 3.15 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 1977 | 4.67 kg/ha | +48.3% |
| 1978 | 2.98 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 1979 | 2.11 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1980 | 1.32 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 2.64 kg/ha | +100.1% |
| 1982 | 1.45 kg/ha | -45.0% |
| 1983 | 2.27 kg/ha | +56.4% |
| 1984 | 1.32 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 1985 | 1.59 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 1.59 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.59 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.12 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8003 kg/ha | -62.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6109 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4689 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.539 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 1.33 kg/ha | +146.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7745 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7994 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1997 | 1.39 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 1998 | 2.12 kg/ha | +52.2% |
| 1999 | 1.92 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 2.7 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 2001 | 1.84 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 1.78 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.01 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 1.76 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1 kg/ha | -35.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8975 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7197 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7277 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6857 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9544 kg/ha | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 1.58 kg/ha | +65.4% |
| 2013 | 2.24 kg/ha | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 2.23 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.61 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 4.21 kg/ha | +61.6% |
| 2017 | 4.34 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 kg/ha | -72.1% |
| 2019 | 5.08 kg/ha | +319.4% |
| 2020 | 4.25 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 2.77 kg/ha | -34.8% |
| 2022 | 3.37 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 4.03 kg/ha | +19.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4.03 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 4.03 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 Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +319.4% | 1.21 kg/ha | 5.08 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9384 kg/ha | 0.4373 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.58 kg/ha | 0.3712 kg/ha | 4.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 kg/ha | 0.8003 kg/ha | 2.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 kg/ha | 0.4689 kg/ha | 2.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 kg/ha | 0.7197 kg/ha | 2.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 kg/ha | 0.6857 kg/ha | 5.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 kg/ha | 2.77 kg/ha | 4.25 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % 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 Senegal?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Senegal was 4.03 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3712 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Senegal ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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 (%).