Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia
Gambia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.2993 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.2993 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 142.5% on the previous year and up 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia peaked at 1.34 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, -8.31 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places Gambia 110th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -7.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -7.59 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | -7.03 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1964 | -7.05 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | -7.89 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1966 | -8.31 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1967 | -7.18 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1968 | -7.83 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1969 | -6.76 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1970 | -6.88 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | -7.14 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1972 | -5.6 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1973 | -7.03 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1974 | -5 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1975 | -4.74 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1976 | -4.74 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | -2.78 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 1978 | -4.01 kg/ha | +43.9% |
| 1979 | -0.7636 kg/ha | -80.9% |
| 1980 | -0.9016 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1981 | -3.57 kg/ha | +295.6% |
| 1982 | -4.75 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1983 | -2.31 kg/ha | -51.3% |
| 1984 | -4.03 kg/ha | +74.7% |
| 1985 | -2.81 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1986 | -2.77 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1987 | -2.16 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 1988 | -2.16 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | -2.16 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | -1.68 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1991 | -1.69 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | -0.8391 kg/ha | -50.5% |
| 1993 | -2.07 kg/ha | +146.3% |
| 1994 | -1.76 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1995 | -1.44 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1996 | -0.5051 kg/ha | -65.0% |
| 1997 | -1.17 kg/ha | +132.2% |
| 1998 | -1.6 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 1999 | -4.12 kg/ha | +157.1% |
| 2000 | -4.86 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 2001 | -5.55 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2002 | -1.36 kg/ha | -75.5% |
| 2003 | -2.31 kg/ha | +70.3% |
| 2004 | -3.34 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 2005 | -1.53 kg/ha | -54.2% |
| 2006 | -1.7 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2393 kg/ha | -114.1% |
| 2008 | -2.13 kg/ha | -989.3% |
| 2009 | -2.1 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | -2.6 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0814 kg/ha | -103.1% |
| 2012 | -2.27 kg/ha | -2883.3% |
| 2013 | -2.31 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | -1.35 kg/ha | -41.4% |
| 2015 | -1.99 kg/ha | +47.1% |
| 2016 | -1.23 kg/ha | -38.1% |
| 2017 | -0.6786 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 2018 | 1.34 kg/ha | -297.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2020 | -0.1309 kg/ha | -112.4% |
| 2021 | -0.5515 kg/ha | +321.3% |
| 2022 | -0.704 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2993 kg/ha | -142.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.2993 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is -3.48 kg/ha. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.2993 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 Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -2883.3% | 0.0814 kg/ha | -2.27 kg/ha |
| 2008 | -989.3% | 0.2393 kg/ha | -2.13 kg/ha |
| 2021 | -321.3% | -0.1309 kg/ha | -0.5515 kg/ha |
| 2018 | +297.3% | -0.6786 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha |
| 1981 | -295.6% | -0.9016 kg/ha | -3.57 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.46 kg/ha | -8.31 kg/ha | -6.76 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -4.87 kg/ha | -7.14 kg/ha | -0.7636 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.76 kg/ha | -4.75 kg/ha | -0.9016 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.69 kg/ha | -4.12 kg/ha | -0.5051 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.46 kg/ha | -5.55 kg/ha | 0.2393 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9951 kg/ha | -2.6 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2718 kg/ha | -0.704 kg/ha | 0.2993 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % 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 Gambia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Gambia was 0.2993 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.31 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Gambia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Gambia ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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 (%).