Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate was 6.59 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 6.59 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 93.1% on the previous year and up 9,161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 43.31 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -32.46 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 43.31 % change on previous year | +291.4% |
| 1964 | 26.19 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 1965 | 19.61 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1966 | 23.73 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 1967 | 12.79 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 1968 | -10.9 % change on previous year | -185.3% |
| 1969 | 27.43 % change on previous year | -351.7% |
| 1970 | 12.99 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 1971 | 20.33 % change on previous year | +56.5% |
| 1972 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1973 | 6.94 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1974 | 27.25 % change on previous year | +292.6% |
| 1975 | -14.86 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 1976 | 13.06 % change on previous year | -187.9% |
| 1977 | 38.18 % change on previous year | +192.2% |
| 1978 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -107.5% |
| 1979 | -13.42 % change on previous year | +365.6% |
| 1980 | -6.39 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 1981 | 18.84 % change on previous year | -394.6% |
| 1982 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1983 | 19.3 % change on previous year | +1222.0% |
| 1984 | 8.15 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 1985 | -12.47 % change on previous year | -252.9% |
| 1986 | 6.74 % change on previous year | -154.1% |
| 1987 | 12.78 % change on previous year | +89.6% |
| 1988 | -4.46 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
| 1989 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1990 | 21.1 % change on previous year | -993.0% |
| 1991 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 1992 | -6.12 % change on previous year | -230.6% |
| 1993 | -9.45 % change on previous year | +54.2% |
| 1994 | 34.87 % change on previous year | -469.1% |
| 1995 | 10.25 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 1996 | 14.34 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 1997 | -0.5972 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 1998 | 12.38 % change on previous year | -2172.9% |
| 1999 | 7.54 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2000 | -28.86 % change on previous year | -482.9% |
| 2001 | 40.66 % change on previous year | -240.9% |
| 2002 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 2003 | 11.97 % change on previous year | +174.7% |
| 2004 | 7.97 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2005 | 17.3 % change on previous year | +117.1% |
| 2006 | -32.46 % change on previous year | -287.6% |
| 2007 | 18.03 % change on previous year | -155.5% |
| 2008 | 23.57 % change on previous year | +30.7% |
| 2009 | -18.4 % change on previous year | -178.0% |
| 2010 | 16.83 % change on previous year | -191.5% |
| 2011 | 31.97 % change on previous year | +90.0% |
| 2012 | 38.13 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 2013 | -14.32 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0711 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2015 | 11.01 % change on previous year | +15378.1% |
| 2016 | 17.77 % change on previous year | +61.3% |
| 2017 | 15.56 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 2019 | 11.48 % change on previous year | +167.1% |
| 2020 | -0.0009 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2021 | -11.88 % change on previous year | +1335589.5% |
| 2022 | 10.88 % change on previous year | -191.6% |
| 2023 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -68.6% |
| 2024 | 6.59 % change on previous year | +93.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -1335589.5% | -0.0009 % change on previous year | -11.88 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +15378.1% | 0.0711 % change on previous year | 11.01 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +2172.9% | -0.5972 % change on previous year | 12.38 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +1222.0% | 1.46 % change on previous year | 19.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.15 % change on previous year | -10.9 % change on previous year | 43.31 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.3 % change on previous year | -14.86 % change on previous year | 38.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.16 % change on previous year | -12.47 % change on previous year | 19.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9 % change on previous year | -9.45 % change on previous year | 34.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 % change on previous year | -32.46 % change on previous year | 40.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.28 % change on previous year | -14.32 % change on previous year | 38.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -11.88 % change on previous year | 10.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 8 Tunisia 104.96 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Zambia 100.47 % change on previous year compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 98.95 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ghana 89.96 % change on previous year compare
- 12 North Macedonia 66.86 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Lesotho 59.35 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Costa Rica 56.68 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 6.59 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.31 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.46 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,161.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.