Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 2.41 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in European Union (27) is 2.41 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in European Union (27) peaked at 7.42 million t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million t, in 2009.
European Union (27) ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.87 million t | — |
| 1962 | 4.06 million t | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 4.22 million t | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 4.36 million t | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 4.55 million t | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 4.59 million t | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 5.16 million t | +12.4% |
| 1968 | 5.30 million t | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 5.65 million t | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 6.14 million t | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 6.64 million t | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 6.76 million t | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 7.33 million t | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 6.73 million t | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 6.83 million t | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 7.01 million t | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 6.97 million t | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 7.20 million t | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 7.42 million t | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 6.98 million t | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 7.10 million t | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 6.92 million t | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 7.10 million t | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 7.12 million t | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 7.00 million t | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 7.15 million t | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 6.91 million t | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 7.05 million t | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 6.62 million t | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 5.49 million t | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 4.53 million t | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 4.06 million t | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 4.11 million t | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.29 million t | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 4.37 million t | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 4.41 million t | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.42 million t | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.23 million t | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 4.02 million t | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.65 million t | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 3.44 million t | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 3.43 million t | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.51 million t | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.47 million t | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.23 million t | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 3.19 million t | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.43 million t | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.22 million t | -35.4% |
| 2009 | 1.71 million t | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 2.59 million t | +51.5% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million t | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.46 million t | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.66 million t | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 2.65 million t | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.65 million t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.70 million t | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.89 million t | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.94 million t | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.81 million t | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.94 million t | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.86 million t | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.14 million t | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 2.25 million t | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.41 million t | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +51.5% | 1.71 million t | 2.59 million t |
| 2008 | -35.4% | 3.43 million t | 2.22 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.64 million t | 3.87 million t | 5.65 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.90 million t | 6.14 million t | 7.42 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.99 million t | 6.62 million t | 7.15 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.39 million t | 4.02 million t | 5.49 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million t | 1.71 million t | 3.65 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 million t | 2.40 million t | 2.94 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million t | 2.14 million t | 2.94 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 8 Canada 835,000 t compare
- 9 Thailand 662,937 t compare
- 10 Bangladesh 591,600 t compare
- 11 Russian Federation 537,329 t compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 533,669 t compare
- 13 Belarus 496,895 t compare
- 14 Colombia 490,430 t compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in European Union (27)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in European Union (27) was 2.41 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 million t in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million t in 2009.
- How does European Union (27) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- European Union (27) ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.