Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon
Gabon: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -0.5189 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at -0.5189 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 205.6% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon peaked at 3.45 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -5.12 kg/ha, in 2021.
Gabon ranks 113th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.9 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -2.57 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1963 | -2.13 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1964 | -1.8 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1965 | -1.46 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1966 | -1.5 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1967 | -1.43 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1968 | -1.62 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1969 | -1.36 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1970 | -1.49 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1971 | -1.44 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1972 | -1.38 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1973 | -1.4 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1974 | -1.3 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1975 | -1.21 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1976 | -1.04 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1977 | -1.44 kg/ha | +39.3% |
| 1978 | -1.86 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 1979 | -2.53 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1980 | -2.49 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | -1.84 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 1982 | -2.98 kg/ha | +62.2% |
| 1983 | -1.3 kg/ha | -56.4% |
| 1984 | -0.5902 kg/ha | -54.7% |
| 1985 | -0.499 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1986 | -1.99 kg/ha | +299.3% |
| 1987 | -1.34 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 1988 | -2.45 kg/ha | +83.8% |
| 1989 | -2.01 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1990 | -2.2 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1991 | -3.12 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1992 | -2.51 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1993 | -2.27 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1994 | -2.48 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1995 | -3.14 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1996 | -2.98 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1997 | -2.42 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1998 | -3.02 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1999 | -2.87 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2000 | -3.31 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2001 | -3.22 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | -1.74 kg/ha | -45.8% |
| 2003 | -2.24 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 2004 | -2.41 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6445 kg/ha | -73.2% |
| 2006 | -1.18 kg/ha | +82.5% |
| 2007 | -1.24 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7939 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 2009 | -0.3347 kg/ha | -57.8% |
| 2010 | -4.58 kg/ha | +1267.1% |
| 2011 | -3.88 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2012 | -3.99 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | -4.14 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2014 | -4.51 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2015 | -2.15 kg/ha | -52.2% |
| 2016 | -1.42 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 3.45 kg/ha | -342.8% |
| 2018 | -0.0315 kg/ha | -100.9% |
| 2019 | -1.02 kg/ha | +3152.1% |
| 2020 | -4.24 kg/ha | +313.8% |
| 2021 | -5.12 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4913 kg/ha | -109.6% |
| 2023 | -0.5189 kg/ha | -205.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.5189 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5189 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -0.5189 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -4.65 kg/ha, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -3152.1% | -0.0315 kg/ha | -1.02 kg/ha |
| 2010 | -1267.1% | -0.3347 kg/ha | -4.58 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +342.8% | -1.42 kg/ha | 3.45 kg/ha |
| 2020 | -313.8% | -1.02 kg/ha | -4.24 kg/ha |
| 1986 | -299.3% | -0.499 kg/ha | -1.99 kg/ha |
| 2023 | -205.6% | 0.4913 kg/ha | -0.5189 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.86 kg/ha | -2.9 kg/ha | -1.36 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.51 kg/ha | -2.53 kg/ha | -1.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.75 kg/ha | -2.98 kg/ha | -0.499 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.7 kg/ha | -3.14 kg/ha | -2.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.71 kg/ha | -3.31 kg/ha | -0.3347 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.23 kg/ha | -4.58 kg/ha | 3.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.35 kg/ha | -5.12 kg/ha | 0.4913 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 110 Gambia 0.2993 kg/ha compare
- 111 Sudan 0.0041 kg/ha compare
- 112 Czechoslovakia -0.4421 kg/ha compare
- 114 Bahamas -0.6864 kg/ha compare
- 115 Guinea-Bissau -0.7465 kg/ha compare
- 116 Philippines -1.03 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Gabon was -0.5189 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.12 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Gabon ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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 (%).