Seed — Cropland potassium in Western Africa

Western Africa: Seed — Cropland potassium was 101,175 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
101,175 t
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
101,175 t
in 2023
All-time low
65,641 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Seed — Cropland potassium in Western Africa, 1961–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 101,175 t for seed — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium in Western Africa peaked at 101,175 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65,641 t, in 1961.

Western Africa ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Seed — Cropland potassium in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Seed — Cropland potassium in Western Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 65,641 t —
1962 66,446 t +1.2%
1963 66,560 t +0.2%
1964 66,859 t +0.4%
1965 66,871 t +0.0%
1966 67,571 t +1.0%
1967 67,375 t -0.3%
1968 68,159 t +1.2%
1969 68,226 t +0.1%
1970 68,266 t +0.1%
1971 67,364 t -1.3%
1972 68,184 t +1.2%
1973 68,427 t +0.4%
1974 68,145 t -0.4%
1975 68,782 t +0.9%
1976 68,130 t -0.9%
1977 67,938 t -0.3%
1978 67,752 t -0.3%
1979 67,947 t +0.3%
1980 68,007 t +0.1%
1981 68,322 t +0.5%
1982 68,265 t -0.1%
1983 68,597 t +0.5%
1984 68,959 t +0.5%
1985 69,305 t +0.5%
1986 69,484 t +0.3%
1987 70,488 t +1.4%
1988 71,274 t +1.1%
1989 72,172 t +1.3%
1990 72,835 t +0.9%
1991 74,451 t +2.2%
1992 73,924 t -0.7%
1993 74,600 t +0.9%
1994 75,464 t +1.2%
1995 76,330 t +1.1%
1996 76,768 t +0.6%
1997 78,349 t +2.1%
1998 78,388 t +0.1%
1999 77,153 t -1.6%
2000 78,977 t +2.4%
2001 79,879 t +1.1%
2002 80,668 t +1.0%
2003 80,388 t -0.3%
2004 81,414 t +1.3%
2005 81,898 t +0.6%
2006 81,256 t -0.8%
2007 81,868 t +0.8%
2008 79,813 t -2.5%
2009 81,538 t +2.2%
2010 82,741 t +1.5%
2011 79,492 t -3.9%
2012 82,545 t +3.8%
2013 82,684 t +0.2%
2014 81,452 t -1.5%
2015 82,858 t +1.7%
2016 85,417 t +3.1%
2017 85,884 t +0.5%
2018 87,143 t +1.5%
2019 87,127 t -0.0%
2020 88,584 t +1.7%
2021 98,186 t +10.8%
2022 100,730 t +2.6%
2023 101,175 t +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67,079 t 65,641 t 68,226 t 9
1970s 68,094 t 67,364 t 68,782 t 10
1980s 69,487 t 68,007 t 72,172 t 10
1990s 75,826 t 72,835 t 78,388 t 10
2000s 80,770 t 78,977 t 81,898 t 10
2010s 83,734 t 79,492 t 87,143 t 10
2020s 97,169 t 88,584 t 101,175 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,247 t compare
  2. 6 Nigeria 77,156 t compare
  3. 7 Brazil 50,407 t compare
  4. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 5,037 t compare
  5. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,431 t compare
  6. 8 Ukraine 44,342 t compare
  7. 9 Pakistan 24,101 t compare
  8. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 4,107 t compare
  9. 10 Argentina 17,829 t compare
  10. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,017 t compare
  11. 11 Canada 16,778 t compare
  12. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,790 t compare
  13. 12 Kazakhstan 13,925 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seed — cropland potassium in Western Africa?
Seed — cropland potassium in Western Africa was 101,175 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest seed — cropland potassium recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 101,175 t in 2023.
What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 65,641 t in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for seed — cropland potassium?
Western Africa ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is seed — cropland potassium rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Seed — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
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 (%).