Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in India
India: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 2.38 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 2.38 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in India peaked at 3.64 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28,000 t, in 1961.
India ranks 5th of 212 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, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 36,400 t | +30.0% |
| 1963 | 50,600 t | +39.0% |
| 1964 | 69,300 t | +37.0% |
| 1965 | 77,300 t | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 114,200 t | +47.7% |
| 1967 | 169,600 t | +48.5% |
| 1968 | 170,000 t | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 210,000 t | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 236,300 t | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 300,600 t | +27.2% |
| 1972 | 347,600 t | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 359,800 t | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 336,100 t | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 278,400 t | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 319,200 t | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 506,300 t | +58.6% |
| 1978 | 591,500 t | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 606,400 t | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 623,900 t | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 676,200 t | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 621,700 t | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 626,600 t | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 846,400 t | +35.1% |
| 1985 | 854,100 t | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 868,100 t | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 878,600 t | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million t | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 1.17 million t | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million t | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 1.36 million t | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 883,900 t | -35.0% |
| 1993 | 937,100 t | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million t | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 1.16 million t | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.04 million t | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million t | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million t | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.67 million t | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million t | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million t | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million t | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million t | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.06 million t | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 2.41 million t | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 2.33 million t | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.64 million t | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 3.31 million t | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 3.64 million t | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 3.46 million t | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.60 million t | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 2.06 million t | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 2.10 million t | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.53 million t | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 2.40 million t | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.51 million t | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.78 million t | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 2.78 million t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.64 million t | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 3.15 million t | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 2.53 million t | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 1.72 million t | -32.2% |
| 2023 | 1.88 million t | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 2.38 million t | +26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,822 t | 28,000 t | 210,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 388,220 t | 236,300 t | 606,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 819,720 t | 621,700 t | 1.17 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million t | 883,900 t | 1.67 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 million t | 1.57 million t | 3.64 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 million t | 2.06 million t | 3.46 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million t | 1.72 million t | 3.15 million t | 5 |
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More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 26.9 % 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 0.0002 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 India?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in India was 2.38 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 million t in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,000 t in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- India ranks 5th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.