Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 17,994 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea is 17,994 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.6% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 17,994 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1966.
That places Papua New Guinea 89th out of 212 countries 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 100 t | — |
| 1967 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 500 t | +150.0% |
| 1970 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1972 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,900 t | +190.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1,000 t | -66.7% |
| 1976 | 1,800 t | +80.0% |
| 1977 | 1,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,200 t | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 1,300 t | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 2,395 t | +84.2% |
| 1982 | 1,100 t | -54.1% |
| 1983 | 1,400 t | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 1,700 t | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 1,600 t | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 3,300 t | +106.2% |
| 1987 | 4,900 t | +48.5% |
| 1988 | 5,100 t | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 6,200 t | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 3,900 t | -37.1% |
| 1991 | 2,000 t | -48.7% |
| 1992 | 2,300 t | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 t | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 2,800 t | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 3,000 t | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 779 t | -74.0% |
| 2003 | 556 t | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 1,824 t | +228.1% |
| 2005 | 1,684 t | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1,306 t | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 3,339 t | +155.7% |
| 2008 | 4,860 t | +45.6% |
| 2009 | 11,123 t | +128.9% |
| 2010 | 14,059 t | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 11,734 t | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 14,695 t | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 12,760 t | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 15,100 t | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 8,697 t | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 10,698 t | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 8,463 t | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 8,979 t | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 8,598 t | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 6,578 t | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 9,036 t | +37.4% |
| 2022 | 12,448 t | +37.8% |
| 2023 | 13,173 t | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 17,994 t | +36.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +228.1% | 556 t | 1,824 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225 t | 100 t | 500 t | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,600 t | 500 t | 3,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,900 t | 1,100 t | 6,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,350 t | 2,000 t | 3,900 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,147 t | 556 t | 11,123 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,378 t | 8,463 t | 15,100 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,846 t | 6,578 t | 17,994 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 36.6 % 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 0.0044 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 17,994 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17,994 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1966.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 89th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.