Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Western Africa
Western Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 302.26 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Western Africa stood at 302.26 %.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Western Africa peaked at 307.51 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 163.42 %, in 1983.
Western Africa ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 247.84 % | — |
| 1962 | 251.4 % | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 251.93 % | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 252.66 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 246.3 % | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 235.5 % | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 237.26 % | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 235.95 % | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 252.67 % | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 255.86 % | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 239.63 % | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 211.74 % | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 217.54 % | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 229.08 % | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 215.78 % | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 203.99 % | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 184.02 % | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 192.65 % | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 189.96 % | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 184.72 % | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 171.28 % | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 171.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 163.42 % | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 169.92 % | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 193.64 % | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 195.41 % | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 193.81 % | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 203.84 % | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 203.22 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 202.26 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 215.72 % | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 225.07 % | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 226.4 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 251.22 % | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 279 % | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 284.64 % | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 269.35 % | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 293.44 % | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 297.32 % | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 279.2 % | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 290.04 % | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 286.04 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 290.34 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 275.46 % | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 307.51 % | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 283.91 % | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 265.94 % | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 285.3 % | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 260.5 % | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 270.44 % | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 280.99 % | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 282.91 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 275.63 % | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 283.86 % | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 280.34 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 270.72 % | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 242.06 % | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 257.92 % | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 263.59 % | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 241.1 % | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 276.85 % | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 301.14 % | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 302.26 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 245.72 % | 235.5 % | 252.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 214.02 % | 184.02 % | 255.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 185.03 % | 163.42 % | 203.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 254.44 % | 202.26 % | 297.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 282.42 % | 260.5 % | 307.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.85 % | 242.06 % | 283.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 280.34 % | 241.1 % | 302.26 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 347.74 % compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,308 % compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 805.43 % compare
- 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
More environment data for Western Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Western Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Western Africa was 302.26 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 307.51 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 163.42 % in 1983.
- How does Western Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Western Africa ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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 (%).