Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -282,158 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Northern Africa is -282,158 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Northern Africa peaked at -74,761 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, -322,220 t, in 2022.
That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -74,761 t | — |
| 1962 | -122,703 t | +64.1% |
| 1963 | -127,837 t | +4.2% |
| 1964 | -116,787 t | -8.6% |
| 1965 | -129,744 t | +11.1% |
| 1966 | -99,713 t | -23.1% |
| 1967 | -105,372 t | +5.7% |
| 1968 | -128,781 t | +22.2% |
| 1969 | -122,502 t | -4.9% |
| 1970 | -130,089 t | +6.2% |
| 1971 | -124,234 t | -4.5% |
| 1972 | -121,126 t | -2.5% |
| 1973 | -113,927 t | -5.9% |
| 1974 | -122,728 t | +7.7% |
| 1975 | -123,764 t | +0.8% |
| 1976 | -119,573 t | -3.4% |
| 1977 | -94,533 t | -20.9% |
| 1978 | -113,225 t | +19.8% |
| 1979 | -104,435 t | -7.8% |
| 1980 | -106,361 t | +1.8% |
| 1981 | -89,808 t | -15.6% |
| 1982 | -114,749 t | +27.8% |
| 1983 | -101,892 t | -11.2% |
| 1984 | -99,919 t | -1.9% |
| 1985 | -118,526 t | +18.6% |
| 1986 | -113,068 t | -4.6% |
| 1987 | -85,948 t | -24.0% |
| 1988 | -114,802 t | +33.6% |
| 1989 | -128,245 t | +11.7% |
| 1990 | -116,811 t | -8.9% |
| 1991 | -179,345 t | +53.5% |
| 1992 | -150,166 t | -16.3% |
| 1993 | -120,646 t | -19.7% |
| 1994 | -145,777 t | +20.8% |
| 1995 | -124,872 t | -14.3% |
| 1996 | -230,324 t | +84.4% |
| 1997 | -148,477 t | -35.5% |
| 1998 | -181,147 t | +22.0% |
| 1999 | -147,943 t | -18.3% |
| 2000 | -127,816 t | -13.6% |
| 2001 | -142,075 t | +11.2% |
| 2002 | -151,185 t | +6.4% |
| 2003 | -195,331 t | +29.2% |
| 2004 | -212,899 t | +9.0% |
| 2005 | -200,006 t | -6.1% |
| 2006 | -236,895 t | +18.4% |
| 2007 | -195,334 t | -17.5% |
| 2008 | -206,974 t | +6.0% |
| 2009 | -291,262 t | +40.7% |
| 2010 | -249,473 t | -14.3% |
| 2011 | -298,522 t | +19.7% |
| 2012 | -291,291 t | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -318,847 t | +9.5% |
| 2014 | -311,242 t | -2.4% |
| 2015 | -294,622 t | -5.3% |
| 2016 | -285,929 t | -3.0% |
| 2017 | -298,889 t | +4.5% |
| 2018 | -302,170 t | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -308,166 t | +2.0% |
| 2020 | -265,440 t | -13.9% |
| 2021 | -303,316 t | +14.3% |
| 2022 | -322,220 t | +6.2% |
| 2023 | -282,158 t | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -114,244 t | -129,744 t | -74,761 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -116,763 t | -130,089 t | -94,533 t | 10 |
| 1980s | -107,332 t | -128,245 t | -85,948 t | 10 |
| 1990s | -154,551 t | -230,324 t | -116,811 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -195,978 t | -291,262 t | -127,816 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -295,915 t | -318,847 t | -249,473 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -293,284 t | -322,220 t | -265,440 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 19 Italy 292,204 t compare
- 20 Canada 250,132 t compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire -173,636 t compare
- 21 Myanmar 222,895 t compare
- 21 Caribbean -201,370 t compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 214,887 t compare
- 23 Belgium-Luxembourg 214,162 t compare
- 24 Mongolia 213,896 t compare
- 25 Czechoslovakia 194,950 t compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Northern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Northern Africa was -282,158 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -74,761 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -322,220 t in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).