Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Cameroon

Cameroon: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 229.59 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
229.59 %
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
21st
of 186 countries
All-time high
342.11 %
in 1962
All-time low
153.63 %
in 1978
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Cameroon, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Cameroon stood at 229.59 %.

That represents a change of down 22.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Cameroon peaked at 342.11 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 153.63 %, in 1978.

Cameroon ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Cameroon, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 294.25 % —
1962 342.11 % +16.3%
1963 307.67 % -10.1%
1964 294.76 % -4.2%
1965 253.43 % -14.0%
1966 245.15 % -3.3%
1967 325.43 % +32.7%
1968 280.87 % -13.7%
1969 270.86 % -3.6%
1970 254.68 % -6.0%
1971 244.89 % -3.8%
1972 264.79 % +8.1%
1973 257.07 % -2.9%
1974 268.46 % +4.4%
1975 299.38 % +11.5%
1976 192.28 % -35.8%
1977 161.58 % -16.0%
1978 153.63 % -4.9%
1979 154.93 % +0.8%
1980 155.38 % +0.3%
1981 170.59 % +9.8%
1982 188 % +10.2%
1983 192.02 % +2.1%
1984 174.91 % -8.9%
1985 160.88 % -8.0%
1986 155.83 % -3.1%
1987 155.13 % -0.5%
1988 174.64 % +12.6%
1989 185.59 % +6.3%
1990 163.39 % -12.0%
1991 175.12 % +7.2%
1992 194.2 % +10.9%
1993 214.56 % +10.5%
1994 200.62 % -6.5%
1995 220.27 % +9.8%
1996 223.43 % +1.4%
1997 197.04 % -11.8%
1998 182.37 % -7.4%
1999 198.91 % +9.1%
2000 170.62 % -14.2%
2001 167.28 % -2.0%
2002 158.12 % -5.5%
2003 194.43 % +23.0%
2004 178.86 % -8.0%
2005 217.64 % +21.7%
2006 231.6 % +6.4%
2007 230.34 % -0.5%
2008 289.01 % +25.5%
2009 293.08 % +1.4%
2010 264.18 % -9.9%
2011 245.52 % -7.1%
2012 289.92 % +18.1%
2013 320.57 % +10.6%
2014 284.64 % -11.2%
2015 256.16 % -10.0%
2016 306.67 % +19.7%
2017 271.84 % -11.4%
2018 266.79 % -1.9%
2019 295.43 % +10.7%
2020 272.59 % -7.7%
2021 231.57 % -15.0%
2022 297.24 % +28.4%
2023 229.59 % -22.8%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 229.59 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134.27 %, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 229.59 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 153.13 %, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 290.5 % 245.15 % 342.11 % 9
1970s 225.17 % 153.63 % 299.38 % 10
1980s 171.3 % 155.13 % 192.02 % 10
1990s 196.99 % 163.39 % 223.43 % 10
2000s 213.1 % 158.12 % 293.08 % 10
2010s 280.17 % 245.52 % 320.57 % 10
2020s 257.74 % 229.59 % 297.24 % 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 18 Angola 251.72 % compare
  2. 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31.23 % compare
  3. 19 Burundi 245.71 % compare
  4. 20 Congo 239.3 % compare
  5. 22 Egypt 229.11 % compare
  6. 23 Eswatini 221.05 % compare
  7. 24 Papua New Guinea 213.82 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Cameroon?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Cameroon was 229.59 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 342.11 % in 1962.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 153.63 % in 1978.
How does Cameroon rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Cameroon ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cameroon 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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency
Unit
%
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
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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 (%).