Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 156,985 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 156,985 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 38.7% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Ecuador peaked at 156,985 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,071 t, in 1964.
Ecuador ranks 27th of 212 countries on this measure, 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, gaps filled in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,673 t | — |
| 1962 | 3,342 t | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 5,075 t | +51.9% |
| 1964 | 2,071 t | -59.2% |
| 1965 | 3,394 t | +63.9% |
| 1966 | 3,979 t | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 4,276 t | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 6,639 t | +55.3% |
| 1969 | 7,080 t | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 6,487 t | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 3,000 t | -53.8% |
| 1972 | 9,387 t | +212.9% |
| 1973 | 8,710 t | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 8,129 t | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 6,486 t | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 18,604 t | +186.8% |
| 1977 | 15,660 t | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 10,000 t | -36.1% |
| 1979 | 20,027 t | +100.3% |
| 1980 | 17,579 t | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 18,100 t | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 20,452 t | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 13,700 t | -33.0% |
| 1984 | 11,190 t | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 8,345 t | -25.4% |
| 1986 | 23,000 t | +175.6% |
| 1987 | 19,129 t | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 25,800 t | +34.9% |
| 1989 | 14,400 t | -44.2% |
| 1990 | 19,600 t | +36.1% |
| 1991 | 24,100 t | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 30,300 t | +25.7% |
| 1993 | 16,000 t | -47.2% |
| 1994 | 20,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 24,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 30,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 39,900 t | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 44,111 t | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 68,600 t | +55.5% |
| 2000 | 57,400 t | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 46,230 t | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 58,927 t | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 49,986 t | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 98,778 t | +97.6% |
| 2005 | 40,569 t | -58.9% |
| 2006 | 94,183 t | +132.2% |
| 2007 | 82,721 t | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 82,111 t | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 41,625 t | -49.3% |
| 2010 | 101,674 t | +144.3% |
| 2011 | 106,409 t | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 85,274 t | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 80,659 t | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 112,567 t | +39.6% |
| 2015 | 87,135 t | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 99,682 t | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 123,455 t | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 139,023 t | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 113,739 t | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 113,739 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 113,739 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 119,602 t | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 113,206 t | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 156,985 t | +38.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +212.9% | 3,000 t | 9,387 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,392 t | 2,071 t | 7,080 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,649 t | 3,000 t | 20,027 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,170 t | 8,345 t | 25,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,661 t | 16,000 t | 68,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,253 t | 40,569 t | 98,778 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,962 t | 80,659 t | 139,023 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,454 t | 113,206 t | 156,985 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 198,000 t compare
- 25 Ukraine 195,242 t compare
- 26 Mexico 158,662 t compare
- 28 Türkiye 156,669 t compare
- 29 Yugoslav SFR 154,300 t compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 152,339 t compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 38.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0014 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, gaps filled in Ecuador?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Ecuador was 156,985 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 156,985 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,071 t in 1964.
- How does Ecuador rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Ecuador ranks 27th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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
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
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.