Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -4.07 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at -4.07 kg/ha.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia peaked at -0.1626 kg/ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, -5.8 kg/ha, in 2020.
That places Tunisia 138th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.429 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.8691 kg/ha | +102.6% |
| 1963 | -1.5 kg/ha | +73.0% |
| 1964 | -1.26 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1965 | -1.4 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1966 | -0.593 kg/ha | -57.7% |
| 1967 | -0.6955 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1968 | -0.8893 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1969 | -0.1626 kg/ha | -81.7% |
| 1970 | -0.9879 kg/ha | +507.6% |
| 1971 | -1.69 kg/ha | +71.5% |
| 1972 | -1.39 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1973 | -1.79 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 1974 | -1.33 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1975 | -2.05 kg/ha | +54.0% |
| 1976 | -1.57 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 1977 | -1.33 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1978 | -1.35 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1979 | -1.6 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1980 | -2.27 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 1981 | -1.98 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1982 | -1.56 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1983 | -2.08 kg/ha | +33.5% |
| 1984 | -1.89 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1985 | -3.67 kg/ha | +93.8% |
| 1986 | -2.46 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 1987 | -3.09 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1988 | -0.7173 kg/ha | -76.8% |
| 1989 | -1.09 kg/ha | +52.1% |
| 1990 | -3.73 kg/ha | +241.6% |
| 1991 | -5.16 kg/ha | +38.6% |
| 1992 | -4.13 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1993 | -4.16 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -1.74 kg/ha | -58.0% |
| 1995 | -1.62 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1996 | -5.59 kg/ha | +244.7% |
| 1997 | -2.05 kg/ha | -63.3% |
| 1998 | -3.19 kg/ha | +55.7% |
| 1999 | -3.9 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2000 | -2.26 kg/ha | -42.1% |
| 2001 | -1.36 kg/ha | -39.5% |
| 2002 | -0.6541 kg/ha | -52.1% |
| 2003 | -4.15 kg/ha | +533.8% |
| 2004 | -3.19 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2005 | -3.64 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2006 | -3.63 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | -3.76 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2008 | -3.42 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2009 | -4.32 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2010 | -2.9 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 2011 | -3.76 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 2012 | -4.75 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 2013 | -3.69 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 2014 | -3.96 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2015 | -5.08 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2016 | -3.46 kg/ha | -31.9% |
| 2017 | -3.65 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2018 | -5.04 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 2019 | -5.13 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | -5.8 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2021 | -3.96 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 2022 | -4.43 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2023 | -4.07 kg/ha | -8.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -4.07 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.81 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -4.07 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.59 kg/ha. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -533.8% | -0.6541 kg/ha | -4.15 kg/ha |
| 1970 | -507.6% | -0.1626 kg/ha | -0.9879 kg/ha |
| 1996 | -244.7% | -1.62 kg/ha | -5.59 kg/ha |
| 1990 | -241.6% | -1.09 kg/ha | -3.73 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8672 kg/ha | -1.5 kg/ha | -0.1626 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.51 kg/ha | -2.05 kg/ha | -0.9879 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.08 kg/ha | -3.67 kg/ha | -0.7173 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.53 kg/ha | -5.59 kg/ha | -1.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.04 kg/ha | -4.32 kg/ha | -0.6541 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.14 kg/ha | -5.13 kg/ha | -2.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.57 kg/ha | -5.8 kg/ha | -3.96 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Tunisia was -4.07 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1626 kg/ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Tunisia ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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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 (%).