Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Americas
Americas: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 15.65 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Americas recorded 15.65 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Americas peaked at 15.65 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.32 million t, in 1961.
That places Americas 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.32 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.51 million t | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 2.77 million t | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 2.92 million t | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 3.22 million t | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 3.64 million t | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 3.92 million t | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 4.21 million t | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 4.34 million t | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 4.60 million t | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 4.74 million t | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 5.06 million t | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 5.56 million t | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 5.39 million t | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 5.63 million t | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 6.43 million t | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 6.81 million t | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 7.23 million t | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 7.61 million t | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 7.94 million t | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 7.00 million t | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 6.42 million t | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 6.52 million t | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 7.20 million t | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 6.86 million t | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 6.88 million t | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.00 million t | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 7.00 million t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.97 million t | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.92 million t | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 6.79 million t | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 6.88 million t | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 7.35 million t | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 7.47 million t | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.46 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.99 million t | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 8.49 million t | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 8.11 million t | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 7.98 million t | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.25 million t | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.43 million t | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.63 million t | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.72 million t | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 10.44 million t | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 8.81 million t | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 9.39 million t | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 9.95 million t | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 8.45 million t | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 7.52 million t | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 9.62 million t | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 10.67 million t | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 10.59 million t | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.65 million t | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 11.90 million t | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.21 million t | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 11.98 million t | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 12.86 million t | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 13.31 million t | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 13.07 million t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 14.32 million t | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 15.21 million t | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 14.07 million t | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 14.82 million t | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 15.65 million t | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.32 million t | 2.32 million t | 4.34 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.91 million t | 4.60 million t | 7.61 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.98 million t | 6.42 million t | 7.94 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.54 million t | 6.79 million t | 8.49 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.96 million t | 7.52 million t | 10.44 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.68 million t | 9.62 million t | 13.31 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.82 million t | 14.07 million t | 15.65 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Export value 2.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 533.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 51.25 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Americas?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Americas was 15.65 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 15.65 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million t in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use with 124 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use with 124 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.