Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -2.19 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at -2.19 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 196.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia peaked at 5.36 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.36 kg/ha, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 127th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.2558 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.219 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1963 | -0.0755 kg/ha | -65.5% |
| 1964 | -0.2646 kg/ha | +250.5% |
| 1965 | -0.2593 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1966 | -0.3458 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 1967 | -0.1448 kg/ha | -58.1% |
| 1968 | -0.366 kg/ha | +152.8% |
| 1969 | -0.0875 kg/ha | -76.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6022 kg/ha | -788.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6776 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1972 | -0.3628 kg/ha | -153.5% |
| 1973 | 1.16 kg/ha | -419.1% |
| 1974 | 1.97 kg/ha | +70.0% |
| 1975 | -0.3053 kg/ha | -115.5% |
| 1976 | -0.5511 kg/ha | +80.5% |
| 1977 | -0.1428 kg/ha | -74.1% |
| 1978 | 0.319 kg/ha | -323.4% |
| 1979 | 0.616 kg/ha | +93.1% |
| 1980 | 1.08 kg/ha | +76.1% |
| 1981 | 1.6 kg/ha | +47.4% |
| 1982 | 1.8 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 1.44 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1984 | -0.2969 kg/ha | -120.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7604 kg/ha | -356.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0992 kg/ha | -87.0% |
| 1987 | 1.39 kg/ha | +1298.8% |
| 1988 | -0.8545 kg/ha | -161.6% |
| 1989 | -0.4423 kg/ha | -48.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1121 kg/ha | -125.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2013 kg/ha | +79.6% |
| 1992 | 2.04 kg/ha | +915.3% |
| 1993 | -0.3262 kg/ha | -116.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3652 kg/ha | -212.0% |
| 1995 | 1.04 kg/ha | +184.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1953 kg/ha | -81.2% |
| 1997 | 0.698 kg/ha | +257.4% |
| 1998 | 1.26 kg/ha | +80.4% |
| 1999 | -0.2318 kg/ha | -118.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4276 kg/ha | -284.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1 kg/ha | +158.2% |
| 2002 | 1.6 kg/ha | +44.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7494 kg/ha | -53.2% |
| 2004 | -0.291 kg/ha | -138.8% |
| 2005 | -0.4411 kg/ha | +51.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0124 kg/ha | -97.2% |
| 2007 | 1.35 kg/ha | -10952.4% |
| 2008 | 5.36 kg/ha | +298.2% |
| 2009 | -1.57 kg/ha | -129.2% |
| 2010 | -1.93 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 2011 | -1.66 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2012 | -1.94 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2013 | -2.06 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2014 | -1.86 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2015 | -1.26 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 2016 | -1.87 kg/ha | +48.7% |
| 2017 | -2.36 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 2018 | -0.1185 kg/ha | -95.0% |
| 2019 | 4.01 kg/ha | -3480.3% |
| 2020 | 5.23 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3712 kg/ha | -92.9% |
| 2022 | 2.26 kg/ha | +508.9% |
| 2023 | -2.19 kg/ha | -196.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -2.19 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.81 kg/ha, 57% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -2.19 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -4.65 kg/ha, 47% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +10952.4% | -0.0124 kg/ha | 1.35 kg/ha |
| 2019 | +3480.3% | -0.1185 kg/ha | 4.01 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +1298.8% | 0.0992 kg/ha | 1.39 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +915.3% | 0.2013 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2243 kg/ha | -0.366 kg/ha | -0.0755 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3978 kg/ha | -0.5511 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6578 kg/ha | -0.8545 kg/ha | 1.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5356 kg/ha | -0.3262 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8276 kg/ha | -1.57 kg/ha | 5.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.11 kg/ha | -2.36 kg/ha | 4.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 kg/ha | -2.19 kg/ha | 5.23 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 124 Bulgaria -1.91 kg/ha compare
- 125 South Africa -1.97 kg/ha compare
- 126 Cuba -1.99 kg/ha compare
- 128 Niger -2.52 kg/ha compare
- 129 Ethiopia PDR -2.57 kg/ha compare
- 130 Central African Republic -2.62 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia was -2.19 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.36 kg/ha in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Zambia ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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 (%).