Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -5.96 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa stood at -5.96 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa peaked at -1.95 kg/ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, -6.06 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Eastern Africa 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.12 kg/ha | -2.57 kg/ha | -1.95 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.83 kg/ha | -3.23 kg/ha | -2.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.7 kg/ha | -2.91 kg/ha | -2.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.01 kg/ha | -3.65 kg/ha | -2.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.46 kg/ha | -4.96 kg/ha | -3.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.27 kg/ha | -5.76 kg/ha | -4.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.92 kg/ha | -6.06 kg/ha | -5.82 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Eastern Africa was -5.96 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -1.95 kg/ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.06 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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 (%).