Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Benin
Benin: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.5973 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.5973 kg/ha for seed — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin peaked at 0.9743 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4092 kg/ha, in 1974.
That places Benin 53rd out of 186 countries 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.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7702 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7357 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7171 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7292 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6368 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6998 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7247 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6279 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6211 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5355 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5271 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4494 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4249 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4092 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5318 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5009 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5768 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5573 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5588 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6062 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5919 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6109 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6245 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6174 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6485 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6112 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6756 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6817 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7289 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8019 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7965 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8309 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8811 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8982 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9743 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8937 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8889 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8376 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8397 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8229 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9121 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8289 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8256 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8266 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8385 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7853 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8173 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6933 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7802 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8474 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8109 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7741 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7255 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7219 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7064 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7482 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7024 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6364 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6099 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.641 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.611 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5781 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5973 kg/ha | +3.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5973 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2844 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5973 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.204 kg/ha, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6958 kg/ha | 0.6211 kg/ha | 0.7702 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5072 kg/ha | 0.4092 kg/ha | 0.5768 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6397 kg/ha | 0.5919 kg/ha | 0.7289 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8643 kg/ha | 0.7965 kg/ha | 0.9743 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8131 kg/ha | 0.6933 kg/ha | 0.9121 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7283 kg/ha | 0.6099 kg/ha | 0.8474 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6069 kg/ha | 0.5781 kg/ha | 0.641 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Benin was 0.5973 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9743 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4092 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Benin ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).