Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.7283 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 0.7283 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia peaked at 1.56 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1713 kg/ha, in 1986.
Tunisia ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.498 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4687 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7246 kg/ha | +54.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5554 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4788 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5745 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5937 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6128 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7401 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4174 kg/ha | -43.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4788 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5556 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 0.409 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8233 kg/ha | +101.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6903 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4757 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5932 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6649 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6733 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8122 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7482 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6627 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6684 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5988 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2353 kg/ha | -60.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1713 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8539 kg/ha | +398.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8599 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.41 kg/ha | +64.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3422 kg/ha | -75.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3575 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3401 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.419 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5173 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3403 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6737 kg/ha | +98.0% |
| 1997 | 0.844 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6953 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6986 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8454 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8456 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.926 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9399 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9493 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9399 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9418 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8562 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8408 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7842 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8565 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8101 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8577 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9959 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.14 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9725 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.26 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 1.19 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.21 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.49 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 1.56 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7283 kg/ha | -53.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.7283 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.7283 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.64 kg/ha, 6% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +398.5% | 0.1713 kg/ha | 0.8539 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.583 kg/ha | 0.4687 kg/ha | 0.7401 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5782 kg/ha | 0.409 kg/ha | 0.8233 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7023 kg/ha | 0.1713 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5535 kg/ha | 0.3401 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8783 kg/ha | 0.6986 kg/ha | 0.9493 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9864 kg/ha | 0.7842 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 kg/ha | 0.7283 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 155 Nigeria 0.8456 kg/ha compare
- 156 Madagascar 0.8165 kg/ha compare
- 157 Argentina 0.7917 kg/ha compare
- 159 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.651 kg/ha compare
- 160 Kyrgyzstan 0.6303 kg/ha compare
- 161 Uganda 0.5783 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia was 0.7283 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1713 kg/ha in 1986.
- How does Tunisia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Tunisia ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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 (%).