Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
3.94 kg/ha
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
101st
of 201 countries
All-time high
6.6 kg/ha
in 2011
All-time low
1.79 kg/ha
in 1986
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 3.94 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Afghanistan peaked at 6.6 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.79 kg/ha, in 1986.

That places Afghanistan 101st out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.88 kg/ha 4.39 kg/ha 5.35 kg/ha 9
1970s 4.27 kg/ha 3 kg/ha 5.72 kg/ha 10
1980s 3.47 kg/ha 1.79 kg/ha 4.8 kg/ha 10
1990s 3.78 kg/ha 2.88 kg/ha 6.09 kg/ha 10
2000s 4.14 kg/ha 3 kg/ha 5.53 kg/ha 10
2010s 5.19 kg/ha 4.01 kg/ha 6.6 kg/ha 10
2020s 4.04 kg/ha 3.79 kg/ha 4.32 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 98 Nauru 5.82 kg/ha compare
  2. 99 Namibia 5.29 kg/ha compare
  3. 100 Serbia 5.21 kg/ha compare
  4. 102 Suriname 3.02 kg/ha compare
  5. 103 Haiti 2.84 kg/ha compare
  6. 104 Yugoslav SFR 2.79 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Afghanistan?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Afghanistan was 3.94 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 6.6 kg/ha in 2011.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.79 kg/ha in 1986.
How does Afghanistan rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
Afghanistan ranks 101st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).