Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate was 51.13 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in South Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in South Africa is 51.13 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 531.8% on the previous year and up 7,740.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 88.63 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -20.16 % change on previous year, in 2005.
South Africa ranks 20th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.58 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 15.48 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 57.33 % change on previous year | +270.5% |
| 1965 | 6.78 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1966 | 12.43 % change on previous year | +83.4% |
| 1967 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 1968 | 11.36 % change on previous year | +642.5% |
| 1969 | -7.18 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 1970 | 7.74 % change on previous year | -207.7% |
| 1971 | 7.18 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 13.01 % change on previous year | +81.2% |
| 1973 | 9.36 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 1974 | -0.3464 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4769 % change on previous year | -237.7% |
| 1976 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +432.0% |
| 1977 | 3.49 % change on previous year | +37.7% |
| 1978 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -210.0% |
| 1979 | -2.73 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1980 | 10.39 % change on previous year | -480.3% |
| 1981 | 12.59 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 1982 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 1983 | -20.01 % change on previous year | +699.3% |
| 1984 | 14.86 % change on previous year | -174.3% |
| 1985 | -3.64 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 1986 | -6.2 % change on previous year | +70.1% |
| 1987 | -13.86 % change on previous year | +123.5% |
| 1988 | 25.15 % change on previous year | -281.5% |
| 1989 | -6.87 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 1990 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -204.4% |
| 1991 | -9.77 % change on previous year | -236.3% |
| 1992 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 1993 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +46.7% |
| 1994 | -0.4594 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1995 | 8.46 % change on previous year | -1941.8% |
| 1996 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1997 | -8.39 % change on previous year | -691.6% |
| 1998 | 21.22 % change on previous year | -352.9% |
| 1999 | -14.11 % change on previous year | -166.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7331 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 2001 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -437.5% |
| 2002 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -177.1% |
| 2003 | -5.93 % change on previous year | -410.8% |
| 2004 | 13.92 % change on previous year | -334.9% |
| 2005 | -20.16 % change on previous year | -244.8% |
| 2006 | 30.9 % change on previous year | -253.2% |
| 2007 | -10.5 % change on previous year | -134.0% |
| 2008 | -18.61 % change on previous year | +77.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5466 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 2010 | -3.43 % change on previous year | +527.4% |
| 2011 | 13.08 % change on previous year | -481.5% |
| 2012 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 2013 | 11.29 % change on previous year | +355.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6522 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 2015 | -4.97 % change on previous year | -861.7% |
| 2016 | -5.3 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 8.72 % change on previous year | -264.4% |
| 2018 | 88.63 % change on previous year | +916.4% |
| 2019 | -6.03 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 2020 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -200.9% |
| 2021 | 12.77 % change on previous year | +109.8% |
| 2022 | -18.63 % change on previous year | -245.9% |
| 2023 | -11.84 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2024 | 51.13 % change on previous year | -531.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1941.8% | -0.4594 % change on previous year | 8.46 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.29 % change on previous year | -7.18 % change on previous year | 57.33 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.69 % change on previous year | -3.84 % change on previous year | 13.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9916 % change on previous year | -20.01 % change on previous year | 25.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 % change on previous year | -14.11 % change on previous year | 21.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.08 % change on previous year | -20.16 % change on previous year | 30.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.51 % change on previous year | -6.03 % change on previous year | 88.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9 % change on previous year | -18.63 % change on previous year | 51.13 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 17 Australia 54.49 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Guyana 51.16 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Congo 51.14 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Bhutan 49.06 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Lebanon 46.81 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 46.43 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 312,403 t (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0418 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0019 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in South Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in South Africa was 51.13 % 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 88.63 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.16 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 20th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,740.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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.