Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.19 kg/ha in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
0.19 kg/ha
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
173rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.53 kg/ha
in 2007
All-time low
0 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
50
1961–2011

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sudan (former), 1961–2011

00.20.40.6196119862011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Sudan (former) recorded 0.19 kg/ha for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in 2011.

The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Sudan (former) peaked at 0.53 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 1961.

Sudan (former) ranks 173rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sudan (former), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sudan (former), 1961 to 2011.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 0 kg/ha
1962 0 kg/ha
1963 0 kg/ha
1964 0 kg/ha
1965 0 kg/ha
1966 0 kg/ha
1967 0 kg/ha
1968 0 kg/ha
1969 0 kg/ha
1970 0 kg/ha
1971 0 kg/ha
1972 0 kg/ha
1973 0 kg/ha
1974 0 kg/ha
1975 0 kg/ha
1976 0 kg/ha
1977 0.01 kg/ha
1978 0 kg/ha -100.0%
1979 0 kg/ha
1980 0 kg/ha
1981 0.02 kg/ha
1982 0 kg/ha -100.0%
1983 0.02 kg/ha
1984 0.04 kg/ha +100.0%
1985 0 kg/ha -100.0%
1986 0 kg/ha
1987 0 kg/ha
1988 0 kg/ha
1989 0 kg/ha
1990 0 kg/ha
1991 0 kg/ha
1992 0 kg/ha
1993 0 kg/ha
1994 0 kg/ha
1995 0 kg/ha
1996 0 kg/ha
1997 0 kg/ha
1998 0 kg/ha
1999 0.04 kg/ha
2000 0.04 kg/ha +0.0%
2001 0.16 kg/ha +300.0%
2002 0 kg/ha -100.0%
2003 0 kg/ha
2005 0.01 kg/ha
2006 0.01 kg/ha +0.0%
2007 0.53 kg/ha +5200.0%
2008 0.35 kg/ha -34.0%
2009 0.16 kg/ha -54.3%
2010 0.25 kg/ha +56.2%
2011 0.19 kg/ha -24.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kg/ha 0 kg/ha 0 kg/ha 9
1970s 0.001 kg/ha 0 kg/ha 0.01 kg/ha 10
1980s 0.008 kg/ha 0 kg/ha 0.04 kg/ha 10
1990s 0.004 kg/ha 0 kg/ha 0.04 kg/ha 10
2000s 0.14 kg/ha 0 kg/ha 0.53 kg/ha 9
2010s 0.22 kg/ha 0.19 kg/ha 0.25 kg/ha 2

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 170 Kyrgyzstan 0.35 kg/ha compare
  2. 171 Gambia 0.26 kg/ha compare
  3. 172 Mongolia 0.21 kg/ha compare
  4. 174 Ethiopia 0.14 kg/ha compare
  5. 175 Niger 0.11 kg/ha compare
  6. 176 Guinea-Bissau 0.1 kg/ha compare
  7. 176 Kazakhstan 0.1 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Sudan (former)?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Sudan (former) was 0.19 kg/ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 0.53 kg/ha in 2007.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Sudan (former) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
Sudan (former) ranks 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2011.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sudan (former) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,652 data points, 1961–2024
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