Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Senegal
Senegal: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -2.69 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Senegal, 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 Senegal stood at -2.69 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 261.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Senegal peaked at 4.15 kg/ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, -3.62 kg/ha, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 131st 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.51 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -1.5 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | -1.63 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1964 | -1.5 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1965 | -1.27 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1966 | -0.2239 kg/ha | -82.3% |
| 1967 | -0.8482 kg/ha | +278.8% |
| 1968 | -0.4823 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 1969 | -1.17 kg/ha | +142.9% |
| 1970 | -0.0704 kg/ha | -94.0% |
| 1971 | -0.5249 kg/ha | +645.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9643 kg/ha | -283.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9688 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.13 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 1.72 kg/ha | +52.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7067 kg/ha | -58.9% |
| 1977 | 4.15 kg/ha | +487.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4556 kg/ha | -89.0% |
| 1979 | 1.19 kg/ha | +161.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6449 kg/ha | -45.8% |
| 1981 | -0.0843 kg/ha | -113.1% |
| 1982 | -0.8218 kg/ha | +874.9% |
| 1983 | 1.6 kg/ha | -294.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1422 kg/ha | -91.1% |
| 1985 | -0.732 kg/ha | -614.8% |
| 1986 | -0.4643 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 1987 | -1.25 kg/ha | +169.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2162 kg/ha | -117.3% |
| 1989 | -1.61 kg/ha | -845.3% |
| 1990 | -0.7147 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 1991 | -1.16 kg/ha | +61.7% |
| 1992 | -0.5455 kg/ha | -52.8% |
| 1993 | -0.2859 kg/ha | -47.6% |
| 1994 | -0.5111 kg/ha | +78.8% |
| 1995 | -1.01 kg/ha | +97.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0454 kg/ha | -104.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7728 kg/ha | +1602.2% |
| 1998 | 1.75 kg/ha | +126.6% |
| 1999 | -0.0369 kg/ha | -102.1% |
| 2000 | 1.09 kg/ha | -3048.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5516 kg/ha | -49.3% |
| 2002 | 2.27 kg/ha | +312.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7239 kg/ha | -68.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9522 kg/ha | +31.5% |
| 2005 | -0.259 kg/ha | -127.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4663 kg/ha | -280.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 kg/ha | +118.8% |
| 2008 | -1.72 kg/ha | -268.3% |
| 2009 | -1.59 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2010 | -1.93 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7864 kg/ha | -140.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4183 kg/ha | -46.8% |
| 2013 | 1.67 kg/ha | +298.9% |
| 2014 | 1.79 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2409 kg/ha | -86.5% |
| 2016 | 2.08 kg/ha | +762.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3067 kg/ha | -85.2% |
| 2018 | -3.53 kg/ha | -1250.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3886 kg/ha | -111.0% |
| 2020 | -2.76 kg/ha | -809.7% |
| 2021 | -3.62 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 2022 | -2.61 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 2023 | -2.69 kg/ha | +2.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -2.69 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.81 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -2.69 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -4.65 kg/ha, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +3048.5% | -0.0369 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha |
| 1997 | +1602.2% | 0.0454 kg/ha | 0.7728 kg/ha |
| 2018 | -1250.2% | 0.3067 kg/ha | -3.53 kg/ha |
| 1982 | -874.9% | -0.0843 kg/ha | -0.8218 kg/ha |
| 1989 | -845.3% | 0.2162 kg/ha | -1.61 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.13 kg/ha | -1.63 kg/ha | -0.2239 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 kg/ha | -0.5249 kg/ha | 4.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2365 kg/ha | -1.61 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1692 kg/ha | -1.16 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3505 kg/ha | -1.72 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2214 kg/ha | -3.53 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.92 kg/ha | -3.62 kg/ha | -2.61 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 128 Niger -2.52 kg/ha compare
- 129 Ethiopia PDR -2.57 kg/ha compare
- 130 Central African Republic -2.62 kg/ha compare
- 132 Morocco -2.94 kg/ha compare
- 133 Guatemala -3.28 kg/ha compare
- 134 Madagascar -3.48 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % 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 Senegal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Senegal was -2.69 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.15 kg/ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.62 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Senegal ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 261.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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 (%).