Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia
Zambia: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.2333 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 0.2333 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia peaked at 0.2477 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1376 kg/ha, in 1978.
That places Zambia 102nd 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1485 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1483 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1484 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1413 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1483 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1502 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1509 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1506 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1504 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1556 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1528 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1474 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1475 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1405 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1615 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1427 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1376 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1607 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 0.148 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1398 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1428 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1574 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1447 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1617 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1699 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1678 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1855 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1698 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1645 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1759 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1669 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1844 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1588 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1755 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1552 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1549 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1827 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1717 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1603 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1679 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1956 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1838 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2066 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2142 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1696 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 0.186 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2181 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2038 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2477 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1958 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1614 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1806 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1743 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1863 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2002 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1873 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1853 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1951 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2086 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2127 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2333 kg/ha | +9.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.2333 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2844 kg/ha, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.2333 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.204 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1485 kg/ha | 0.1413 kg/ha | 0.1509 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1497 kg/ha | 0.1376 kg/ha | 0.1615 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1587 kg/ha | 0.1398 kg/ha | 0.1855 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1691 kg/ha | 0.1549 kg/ha | 0.1844 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1906 kg/ha | 0.1603 kg/ha | 0.2181 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1919 kg/ha | 0.1614 kg/ha | 0.2477 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2124 kg/ha | 0.1951 kg/ha | 0.2333 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Zambia was 0.2333 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2477 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1376 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Zambia ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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 (%).