Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda

Uganda: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -5.51 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-5.51 kg/ha
Change on year
up 18.3%
World rank
148th
of 201 countries
All-time high
-2.31 kg/ha
in 2016
All-time low
-15.14 kg/ha
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda, 1961–2023

-15-10-50196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda stood at -5.51 kg/ha.

That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda peaked at -2.31 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, -15.14 kg/ha, in 1970.

Uganda ranks 148th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -9.2 kg/ha -11.43 kg/ha -7.84 kg/ha 9
1970s -13.29 kg/ha -15.14 kg/ha -7.92 kg/ha 10
1980s -8.98 kg/ha -9.82 kg/ha -7.76 kg/ha 10
1990s -9.32 kg/ha -10.98 kg/ha -8.52 kg/ha 10
2000s -8.98 kg/ha -11.46 kg/ha -4.4 kg/ha 10
2010s -4.05 kg/ha -4.93 kg/ha -2.31 kg/ha 10
2020s -5.95 kg/ha -6.74 kg/ha -5.51 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 145 Liberia -4.79 kg/ha compare
  2. 146 Mexico -4.83 kg/ha compare
  3. 147 Algeria -5.26 kg/ha compare
  4. 149 Polynesia -5.73 kg/ha compare
  5. 150 Kenya -5.73 kg/ha compare
  6. 151 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -6.13 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Uganda was -5.51 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was -2.31 kg/ha in 2016.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was -15.14 kg/ha in 1970.
How does Uganda rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
Uganda ranks 148th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).