Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda
Uganda: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.5783 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.5783 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 83.1% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda peaked at 0.5783 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kg/ha, in 1987.
Uganda ranks 161st 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.062 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0605 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0975 kg/ha | +61.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1363 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1704 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1699 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1257 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2107 kg/ha | +67.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2012 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1667 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1971 | 0.198 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 0.276 kg/ha | +39.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1261 kg/ha | -54.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1104 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0241 kg/ha | -78.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0394 kg/ha | +63.5% |
| 1977 | 0.045 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0401 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0359 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0312 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0266 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0222 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0168 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0126 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0088 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 kg/ha | -70.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 kg/ha | +306.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0273 kg/ha | +347.5% |
| 1991 | 0.048 kg/ha | +75.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0359 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0595 kg/ha | +65.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0594 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0355 kg/ha | -40.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0235 kg/ha | -33.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0235 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0898 kg/ha | +282.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1256 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1694 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1107 kg/ha | -34.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1817 kg/ha | +64.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2103 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1537 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1181 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1091 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1334 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2724 kg/ha | +104.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2403 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2253 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1717 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2808 kg/ha | +63.5% |
| 2013 | 0.287 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2337 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2699 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2048 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2424 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4916 kg/ha | +102.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4514 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.465 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.465 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3159 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5783 kg/ha | +83.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.5783 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.2 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.5783 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 32% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +347.5% | 0.0061 kg/ha | 0.0273 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +306.7% | 0.0015 kg/ha | 0.0061 kg/ha |
| 1998 | +282.1% | 0.0235 kg/ha | 0.0898 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1371 kg/ha | 0.0605 kg/ha | 0.2107 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1062 kg/ha | 0.0241 kg/ha | 0.276 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0132 kg/ha | 0.0015 kg/ha | 0.0312 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0528 kg/ha | 0.0235 kg/ha | 0.1256 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1699 kg/ha | 0.1091 kg/ha | 0.2724 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2859 kg/ha | 0.1717 kg/ha | 0.4916 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4561 kg/ha | 0.3159 kg/ha | 0.5783 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 158 Tunisia 0.7283 kg/ha compare
- 159 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.651 kg/ha compare
- 160 Kyrgyzstan 0.6303 kg/ha compare
- 162 Comoros 0.5627 kg/ha compare
- 163 Tuvalu 0.4611 kg/ha compare
- 164 Sierra Leone 0.4143 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda was 0.5783 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5783 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kg/ha in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Uganda ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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 (%).