Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 312,403 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in South Africa is 312,403 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.1% on the previous year and up 124.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in South Africa peaked at 312,403 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33,428 t, in 1961.
That places South Africa 21st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,428 t | — |
| 1962 | 38,969 t | +16.6% |
| 1963 | 45,000 t | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 70,800 t | +57.3% |
| 1965 | 75,600 t | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 85,000 t | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 86,300 t | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 96,100 t | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 89,200 t | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 96,100 t | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 103,000 t | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 116,400 t | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 127,300 t | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 126,859 t | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 127,464 t | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 130,698 t | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 135,263 t | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 130,065 t | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 126,510 t | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 139,659 t | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 157,236 t | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 153,300 t | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 122,626 t | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 140,853 t | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 135,719 t | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 127,303 t | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 109,661 t | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 137,246 t | +25.2% |
| 1989 | 127,823 t | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 136,987 t | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 123,600 t | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 126,400 t | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 130,600 t | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 130,000 t | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 141,000 t | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 143,000 t | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 131,000 t | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 158,800 t | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 136,400 t | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 137,400 t | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 134,000 t | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 136,556 t | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 128,460 t | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 146,347 t | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 116,840 t | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 152,940 t | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 136,884 t | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 111,409 t | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 110,800 t | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 107,000 t | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 121,000 t | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 124,000 t | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 138,000 t | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 138,900 t | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 132,000 t | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 125,000 t | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 135,900 t | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 256,345 t | +88.6% |
| 2019 | 240,885 t | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 255,545 t | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 288,169 t | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 234,477 t | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 206,710 t | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 312,403 t | +51.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +88.6% | 135,900 t | 256,345 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,933 t | 33,428 t | 96,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 121,966 t | 96,100 t | 135,263 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 135,143 t | 109,661 t | 157,236 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,779 t | 123,600 t | 158,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,164 t | 110,800 t | 152,940 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,903 t | 107,000 t | 256,345 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 259,461 t | 206,710 t | 312,403 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 51.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0418 % 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 0.0019 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 South Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in South Africa was 312,403 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 312,403 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,428 t in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 21st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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
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.