Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chad
Chad: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 8.98 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Chad recorded 8.98 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 263.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Chad peaked at 8.98 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.29 kg/ha, in 1975.
That places Chad 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chad, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.1064 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.6652 kg/ha | +525.2% |
| 1963 | -1.13 kg/ha | +69.6% |
| 1964 | -0.7987 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1965 | -0.5262 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 1966 | -0.7734 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 1967 | -0.531 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 1968 | -1.08 kg/ha | +103.5% |
| 1969 | -0.7918 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1970 | -0.3732 kg/ha | -52.9% |
| 1971 | -0.477 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1972 | 0.143 kg/ha | -130.0% |
| 1973 | -0.0609 kg/ha | -142.6% |
| 1974 | -1.09 kg/ha | +1684.4% |
| 1975 | -1.29 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1976 | -0.5274 kg/ha | -59.0% |
| 1977 | -0.4777 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1978 | -0.646 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 1979 | -0.2813 kg/ha | -56.5% |
| 1980 | -0.4473 kg/ha | +59.0% |
| 1981 | 0.471 kg/ha | -205.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4795 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1983 | -0.2722 kg/ha | -156.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4657 kg/ha | -271.1% |
| 1985 | -0.0556 kg/ha | -111.9% |
| 1986 | -0.01 kg/ha | -82.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2751 kg/ha | -2851.0% |
| 1988 | -0.299 kg/ha | -208.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0443 kg/ha | -114.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2855 kg/ha | +544.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0784 kg/ha | -72.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6281 kg/ha | +701.1% |
| 1993 | 1.16 kg/ha | +84.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3365 kg/ha | -71.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7013 kg/ha | +108.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2602 kg/ha | -62.9% |
| 1997 | -0.1527 kg/ha | -158.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4706 kg/ha | -408.2% |
| 1999 | 1.09 kg/ha | +131.8% |
| 2000 | 1.65 kg/ha | +51.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8006 kg/ha | -51.4% |
| 2002 | 1.86 kg/ha | +131.8% |
| 2003 | 1.49 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 2.34 kg/ha | +57.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3 kg/ha | -44.7% |
| 2006 | 2.43 kg/ha | +87.6% |
| 2007 | 2.97 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 3.45 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 4.34 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 1.44 kg/ha | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 4.54 kg/ha | +214.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8109 kg/ha | -82.1% |
| 2013 | 2.47 kg/ha | +204.6% |
| 2014 | 2.57 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.05 kg/ha | +57.5% |
| 2016 | 2.84 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 5.02 kg/ha | +76.7% |
| 2018 | 5.13 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.87 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 5.76 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 6.43 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 7.78 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 8.98 kg/ha | +15.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 8.98 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is -3.48 kg/ha. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 8.98 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -4.65 kg/ha. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Chad 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 | +2851.0% | -0.01 kg/ha | 0.2751 kg/ha |
| 1974 | -1684.4% | -0.0609 kg/ha | -1.09 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +701.1% | 0.0784 kg/ha | 0.6281 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7113 kg/ha | -1.13 kg/ha | -0.1064 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.5075 kg/ha | -1.29 kg/ha | 0.143 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0651 kg/ha | -0.4473 kg/ha | 0.4795 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.486 kg/ha | -0.1527 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 kg/ha | 0.8006 kg/ha | 4.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 kg/ha | 0.8109 kg/ha | 5.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.24 kg/ha | 5.76 kg/ha | 8.98 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % 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 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Chad?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Chad was 8.98 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Chad ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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 (%).