Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Niger
Niger: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -2.52 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Niger is -2.52 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Niger peaked at 0.2274 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, -3.01 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Niger 128th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.0267 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.1574 kg/ha | +489.5% |
| 1963 | -0.1855 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1964 | -0.1383 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1965 | -0.0115 kg/ha | -91.7% |
| 1966 | -0.001 kg/ha | -91.3% |
| 1967 | -0.0948 kg/ha | +9380.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1676 kg/ha | -276.8% |
| 1969 | -0.0489 kg/ha | -129.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1319 kg/ha | -369.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0709 kg/ha | -46.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0397 kg/ha | -44.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2274 kg/ha | +472.8% |
| 1974 | -0.0238 kg/ha | -110.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1197 kg/ha | -602.9% |
| 1976 | -0.1216 kg/ha | -201.6% |
| 1977 | -0.0798 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 1978 | -0.1801 kg/ha | +125.7% |
| 1979 | -0.2444 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 1980 | -0.16 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 1981 | -0.0003 kg/ha | -99.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0711 kg/ha | -23800.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1193 kg/ha | +67.8% |
| 1984 | 0.146 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1985 | -0.3445 kg/ha | -336.0% |
| 1986 | -0.5853 kg/ha | +69.9% |
| 1987 | -0.158 kg/ha | -73.0% |
| 1988 | -0.7666 kg/ha | +385.2% |
| 1989 | -0.3863 kg/ha | -49.6% |
| 1990 | -0.3641 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1991 | -0.5011 kg/ha | +37.6% |
| 1992 | -0.5549 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1993 | -0.2038 kg/ha | -63.3% |
| 1994 | -0.1745 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1995 | -0.1235 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1783 kg/ha | +44.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0883 kg/ha | -149.5% |
| 1998 | -0.865 kg/ha | -1079.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5114 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0474 kg/ha | -109.3% |
| 2001 | -0.5216 kg/ha | -1200.4% |
| 2002 | -0.8515 kg/ha | +63.2% |
| 2003 | -0.7799 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2004 | -0.1297 kg/ha | -83.4% |
| 2005 | -0.6871 kg/ha | +429.8% |
| 2006 | -1.02 kg/ha | +48.7% |
| 2007 | -1.16 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2008 | -2.22 kg/ha | +92.2% |
| 2009 | -0.7708 kg/ha | -65.3% |
| 2010 | -2.51 kg/ha | +225.3% |
| 2011 | -1.57 kg/ha | -37.3% |
| 2012 | -1.81 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2013 | -1.77 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | -1.7 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2015 | -2.13 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2016 | -2.37 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2017 | -2.29 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2018 | -2.65 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2019 | -2.37 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2020 | -2.64 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2021 | -1.2 kg/ha | -54.4% |
| 2022 | -3.01 kg/ha | +150.4% |
| 2023 | -2.52 kg/ha | -16.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's -2.52 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is -3.48 kg/ha, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's -2.52 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -4.65 kg/ha, 54% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +23800.0% | -0.0003 kg/ha | 0.0711 kg/ha |
| 1967 | -9380.0% | -0.001 kg/ha | -0.0948 kg/ha |
| 2001 | -1200.4% | 0.0474 kg/ha | -0.5216 kg/ha |
| 1998 | -1079.6% | 0.0883 kg/ha | -0.865 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +602.9% | -0.0238 kg/ha | 0.1197 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0552 kg/ha | -0.1855 kg/ha | 0.1676 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.006 kg/ha | -0.2444 kg/ha | 0.2274 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2065 kg/ha | -0.7666 kg/ha | 0.146 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3388 kg/ha | -0.865 kg/ha | 0.0883 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8092 kg/ha | -2.22 kg/ha | 0.0474 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.12 kg/ha | -2.65 kg/ha | -1.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.34 kg/ha | -3.01 kg/ha | -1.2 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 125 South Africa -1.97 kg/ha compare
- 126 Cuba -1.99 kg/ha compare
- 127 Zambia -2.19 kg/ha compare
- 129 Ethiopia PDR -2.57 kg/ha compare
- 130 Central African Republic -2.62 kg/ha compare
- 131 Senegal -2.69 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % 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 Niger?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Niger was -2.52 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2274 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.01 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Niger ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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 (%).