Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.6 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 1.6 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa peaked at 2.91 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1261 kg/ha, in 1962.
Western Africa ranks 28th of 29 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1406 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1261 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1525 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1745 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2058 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2272 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2486 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1916 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1864 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2682 kg/ha | +43.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3324 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4105 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4698 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5985 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7599 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7374 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9068 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7077 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7783 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8456 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 1.16 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 1982 | 1.07 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 1.15 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 1.27 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9863 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1986 | 1.12 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 1.09 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.25 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 1.45 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 1.46 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.53 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.44 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 1.48 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.07 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8088 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8527 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.05 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8921 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8701 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9818 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8357 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8894 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9872 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 1.24 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8892 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 1.36 kg/ha | +53.3% |
| 2007 | 1.26 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.31 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.16 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.46 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 1.36 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.43 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.87 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 2.36 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 2.14 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.91 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 2021 | 2.03 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 2022 | 1.63 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6 kg/ha | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1837 kg/ha | 0.1261 kg/ha | 0.2486 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5969 kg/ha | 0.2682 kg/ha | 0.9068 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 kg/ha | 0.8456 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 kg/ha | 0.8088 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 kg/ha | 0.8357 kg/ha | 1.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 2.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 2.91 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 241.74 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Western Africa was 1.6 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1261 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Western Africa rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Western Africa ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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 (%).