Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Africa
Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 204.76 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Africa is 204.76 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Africa peaked at 211.27 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 151.1 %, in 1983.
That places Africa 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 188.82 % | — |
| 1962 | 199.27 % | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 198.71 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 189.12 % | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 187.11 % | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 177.25 % | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 185.72 % | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 180.18 % | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 186.1 % | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 188.02 % | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 180.86 % | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 170.81 % | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 166.79 % | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 174.94 % | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 177.62 % | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 170.79 % | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 160.25 % | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 161.44 % | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 159.28 % | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 155.98 % | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 152.91 % | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 155.55 % | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 151.1 % | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 151.72 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 159.71 % | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 159.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 157.01 % | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 164.12 % | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 167.44 % | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 163.23 % | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 179.54 % | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 173.42 % | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 174.41 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 181.68 % | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 183.01 % | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 194.81 % | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 185.21 % | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 189.86 % | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 192.49 % | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 188 % | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 193.02 % | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 195.88 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 198.17 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 197.13 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 208.74 % | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 201.97 % | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 191.62 % | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 197.35 % | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 200.43 % | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 206.11 % | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 208.44 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 211.27 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 209.49 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 207.74 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 200.73 % | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 200.48 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 194.18 % | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 192.61 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 193.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 187.45 % | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 196.78 % | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 208.08 % | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 204.76 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 188.03 % | 177.25 % | 199.27 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 171.08 % | 159.28 % | 188.02 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 157.51 % | 151.1 % | 167.44 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 181.77 % | 163.23 % | 194.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 197.23 % | 188 % | 208.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 202.42 % | 192.61 % | 211.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 199.27 % | 187.45 % | 208.08 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 Comoros 794 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 536.96 % compare
- 3 Kiribati 700.91 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 357.53 % compare
- 3 Caribbean 231.22 % compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 698.42 % compare
- 5 Ghana 537.89 % compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 522.27 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 193.89 % compare
- 7 Argentina 409.95 % compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 190.06 % compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 169.7 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 394.73 % compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Africa was 204.76 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 211.27 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 151.1 % in 1983.
- How does Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency. 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 (%).