Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Africa
Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate was 15.09 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Africa stood at 15.09 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,518.0% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Africa peaked at 33.15 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -17.91 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Africa 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 15.97 % change on previous year | +36.9% |
| 1964 | 25.78 % change on previous year | +61.4% |
| 1965 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1966 | 16.36 % change on previous year | +1285.4% |
| 1967 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -76.1% |
| 1968 | 8.45 % change on previous year | +116.0% |
| 1969 | -0.7964 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 1970 | 10.07 % change on previous year | -1364.5% |
| 1971 | 20.34 % change on previous year | +102.0% |
| 1972 | 11.28 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 1973 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 1974 | 11.15 % change on previous year | +452.3% |
| 1975 | -8.22 % change on previous year | -173.8% |
| 1976 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -165.1% |
| 1977 | 9.15 % change on previous year | +70.8% |
| 1978 | -0.3209 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 1979 | -4.24 % change on previous year | +1220.0% |
| 1980 | 12.79 % change on previous year | -402.0% |
| 1981 | 11.24 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1982 | -7.31 % change on previous year | -165.0% |
| 1983 | -0.8775 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 1984 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -821.7% |
| 1985 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1986 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1987 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -138.4% |
| 1988 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -403.7% |
| 1989 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 1990 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -293.5% |
| 1991 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 1992 | -2.74 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -322.1% |
| 1994 | -7.99 % change on previous year | -231.3% |
| 1995 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 11.87 % change on previous year | -301.3% |
| 1997 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 1998 | 5.7 % change on previous year | +407.7% |
| 1999 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -170.6% |
| 2000 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -317.2% |
| 2002 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -179.2% |
| 2003 | 8.77 % change on previous year | -330.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 2005 | -9.43 % change on previous year | -595.3% |
| 2006 | 26.58 % change on previous year | -381.8% |
| 2007 | -4.28 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 2008 | -0.8957 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 2009 | -17.91 % change on previous year | +1900.2% |
| 2010 | 14.47 % change on previous year | -180.8% |
| 2011 | -0.7807 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2012 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -809.6% |
| 2013 | 5.67 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.52 % change on previous year | +85.6% |
| 2015 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 2016 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 33.15 % change on previous year | +1187.8% |
| 2018 | 9.57 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 2019 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -49.3% |
| 2020 | 5.46 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 2021 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 2022 | -13.91 % change on previous year | +169.7% |
| 2023 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 2024 | 15.09 % change on previous year | -1517.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1900.2% | -0.8957 % change on previous year | -17.91 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +1517.9% | -1.06 % change on previous year | 15.09 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +1364.5% | -0.7964 % change on previous year | 10.07 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | +1285.4% | 1.18 % change on previous year | 16.36 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -1220.0% | -0.3209 % change on previous year | -4.24 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1187.8% | 2.57 % change on previous year | 33.15 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.31 % change on previous year | -0.7964 % change on previous year | 25.78 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.66 % change on previous year | -8.22 % change on previous year | 20.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.99 % change on previous year | -7.31 % change on previous year | 12.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6227 % change on previous year | -7.99 % change on previous year | 11.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3516 % change on previous year | -17.91 % change on previous year | 26.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.92 % change on previous year | -0.7807 % change on previous year | 33.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0839 % change on previous year | -13.91 % change on previous year | 15.09 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 Tajikistan 329.38 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Mali 309.97 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Cambodia 270.01 % change on previous year compare
- 5 South Sudan 166.67 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Angola 114.45 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Barbados 105.88 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Tunisia 104.96 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Africa was 15.09 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.15 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.91 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.