Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Benin
Benin: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -12.81 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin stood at -12.81 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 84.1% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin peaked at -0.5842 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, -14.7 kg/ha, in 2017.
That places Benin 176th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.52 kg/ha | -3.65 kg/ha | -1.58 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.11 kg/ha | -2.8 kg/ha | -1.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.26 kg/ha | -4.61 kg/ha | -0.5842 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.71 kg/ha | -7.09 kg/ha | -3.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -8.43 kg/ha | -10.76 kg/ha | -6.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.56 kg/ha | -14.7 kg/ha | -7.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.42 kg/ha | -12.81 kg/ha | -6.96 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin was -12.81 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5842 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.7 kg/ha in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Benin ranks 176th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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
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 (%).