Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.1208 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1208 kg/ha
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
32nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.1378 kg/ha
in 1987
All-time low
0.0753 kg/ha
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Africa, 1961–2023

00.050.10.15196119922023

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 0.1208 kg/ha for seed — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Africa peaked at 0.1378 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0753 kg/ha, in 2014.

Southern Africa ranks 32nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1136 kg/ha 0.0954 kg/ha 0.1325 kg/ha 9
1970s 0.1197 kg/ha 0.1142 kg/ha 0.1261 kg/ha 10
1980s 0.1276 kg/ha 0.1208 kg/ha 0.1378 kg/ha 10
1990s 0.0983 kg/ha 0.0872 kg/ha 0.1196 kg/ha 10
2000s 0.0883 kg/ha 0.0826 kg/ha 0.096 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.1029 kg/ha 0.0753 kg/ha 0.1221 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.1235 kg/ha 0.1165 kg/ha 0.1283 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 29 USSR 0.8747 kg/ha compare
  2. 30 Latvia 0.8739 kg/ha compare
  3. 31 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.8712 kg/ha compare
  4. 32 Colombia 0.8545 kg/ha compare
  5. 33 Rwanda 0.8438 kg/ha compare
  6. 34 Dominica 0.8437 kg/ha compare
  7. 35 Myanmar 0.8292 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Africa?
Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Southern Africa was 0.1208 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 Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1378 kg/ha in 1987.
What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0753 kg/ha in 2014.
How does Southern Africa rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
Southern Africa ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Africa 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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Indicator
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).