Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 489,714 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 489,714 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 530,283 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22,273 t, in 1961.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,273 t | — |
| 1962 | 22,920 t | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 31,054 t | +35.5% |
| 1964 | 34,632 t | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 41,696 t | +20.4% |
| 1966 | 51,076 t | +22.5% |
| 1967 | 55,531 t | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 102,578 t | +84.7% |
| 1969 | 82,870 t | -19.2% |
| 1970 | 76,272 t | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 90,266 t | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 108,094 t | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 122,648 t | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 130,487 t | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 116,716 t | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 125,075 t | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 129,391 t | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 198,525 t | +53.4% |
| 1979 | 158,393 t | -20.2% |
| 1980 | 147,229 t | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 199,804 t | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 139,186 t | -30.3% |
| 1983 | 142,683 t | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 141,499 t | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 195,722 t | +38.3% |
| 1986 | 113,534 t | -42.0% |
| 1987 | 111,275 t | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 129,250 t | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 98,228 t | -24.0% |
| 1990 | 106,739 t | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 100,022 t | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 162,437 t | +62.4% |
| 1993 | 159,490 t | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 177,236 t | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 175,090 t | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 222,336 t | +27.0% |
| 1997 | 224,930 t | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 209,519 t | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 206,948 t | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 194,084 t | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 221,103 t | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 173,489 t | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 189,497 t | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 202,213 t | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 203,977 t | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 224,133 t | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 236,173 t | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 206,163 t | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 215,635 t | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 245,333 t | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 229,436 t | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 322,106 t | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 295,530 t | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 312,698 t | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 324,302 t | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 363,492 t | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 413,757 t | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 404,703 t | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 530,283 t | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 424,326 t | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 436,691 t | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 476,479 t | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 524,695 t | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 489,714 t | -6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +84.7% | 55,531 t | 102,578 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,403 t | 22,273 t | 102,578 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 125,587 t | 76,272 t | 198,525 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,841 t | 98,228 t | 199,804 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,475 t | 100,022 t | 224,930 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,647 t | 173,489 t | 236,173 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 344,164 t | 229,436 t | 530,283 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 470,381 t | 424,326 t | 524,695 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 489,714 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 530,283 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,273 t in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.
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- 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.