Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 227,824 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 227,824 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Northern Africa peaked at 276,170 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23,482 t, in 1965.
Northern Africa ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,458 t | — |
| 1962 | 29,210 t | +14.7% |
| 1963 | 28,083 t | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 27,685 t | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 23,482 t | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 29,851 t | +27.1% |
| 1967 | 34,395 t | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 41,354 t | +20.2% |
| 1969 | 38,312 t | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 38,471 t | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 63,648 t | +65.4% |
| 1972 | 67,420 t | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 56,723 t | -15.9% |
| 1974 | 69,960 t | +23.3% |
| 1975 | 62,292 t | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 71,241 t | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 65,348 t | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 76,144 t | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 76,501 t | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 86,259 t | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 89,545 t | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 76,061 t | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 88,600 t | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 93,793 t | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 125,559 t | +33.9% |
| 1986 | 136,080 t | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 144,600 t | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 127,600 t | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 109,500 t | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 123,300 t | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 108,700 t | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 104,900 t | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 118,600 t | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 106,700 t | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 98,000 t | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 111,900 t | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 118,743 t | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 122,228 t | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 136,600 t | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 116,589 t | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 143,517 t | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 142,006 t | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 154,771 t | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 132,789 t | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 140,002 t | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 140,888 t | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 150,110 t | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 151,765 t | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 105,846 t | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 109,023 t | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 123,188 t | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 121,581 t | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 155,044 t | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 195,746 t | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 189,674 t | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 173,799 t | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 228,864 t | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 264,555 t | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 238,650 t | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 272,227 t | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 276,170 t | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 219,310 t | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 224,318 t | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 227,824 t | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,870 t | 23,482 t | 41,354 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 64,775 t | 38,471 t | 76,501 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,760 t | 76,061 t | 144,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,967 t | 98,000 t | 136,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 137,828 t | 105,846 t | 154,771 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,012 t | 109,023 t | 264,555 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 243,970 t | 219,310 t | 276,170 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Northern Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Northern Africa was 227,824 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 276,170 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,482 t in 1965.
- How does Northern Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Northern Africa ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.