Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria stood at 1.74 kg/ha.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria peaked at 2.18 kg/ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.45 kg/ha, in 2009.
That places Nigeria 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.16 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.18 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.17 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.16 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.15 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 2.16 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 2.17 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.18 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 2.16 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 2.14 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.1 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.12 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.1 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 2.07 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 2.07 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.04 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.01 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.99 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.97 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.94 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.93 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.92 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.92 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.89 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.89 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.88 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.88 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.89 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.89 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.83 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.76 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.75 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.71 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.63 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 1.62 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.63 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.59 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.55 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.54 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.52 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.52 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.52 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.53 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.53 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.53 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.52 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.48 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.45 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.46 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.52 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.51 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.48 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.49 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.53 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.53 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.51 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.47 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.48 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.74 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 1.73 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.74 kg/ha | +1.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.74 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2844 kg/ha, 6.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.74 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.204 kg/ha, 8.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 kg/ha | 2.15 kg/ha | 2.18 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.06 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 2.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 kg/ha | 1.88 kg/ha | 1.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 kg/ha | 1.48 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Faroe Islands 11.01 kg/ha compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.27 kg/ha compare
- 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.86 kg/ha compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9256 kg/ha compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.762 kg/ha compare
- 3 Egypt 1.75 kg/ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.7032 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6859 kg/ha compare
- 5 Tajikistan 1.62 kg/ha compare
- 6 Belarus 1.48 kg/ha compare
- 7 Guyana 1.47 kg/ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 0.6469 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Nigeria was 1.74 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 kg/ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 (%).