Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 110.33 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Africa stood at 110.33 %.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Africa peaked at 117.35 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 56.88 %, in 1973.
That places Southern Africa 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.44 % | 61.2 % | 94.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.14 % | 56.88 % | 82.98 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.31 % | 62.55 % | 101.31 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.64 % | 59.34 % | 96.66 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.01 % | 82.05 % | 117.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.81 % | 78.15 % | 117.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.22 % | 83.34 % | 110.33 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 11 Maldives 375.76 % compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 371.23 % compare
- 13 Rwanda 358.51 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 357.53 % compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 347.74 % compare
- 16 Guinea 341.82 % compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 335.34 % compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 5.58 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Southern Africa was 110.33 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 117.35 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.88 % in 1973.
- How does Southern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Southern Africa ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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 (%).