Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in United States of America
United States of America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 4.27 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 4.27 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in United States of America peaked at 5.71 million t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.02 million t, in 1961.
That places United States of America 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.02 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.19 million t | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 2.39 million t | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 2.53 million t | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 2.78 million t | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 3.15 million t | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 3.39 million t | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 3.49 million t | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 3.61 million t | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 3.77 million t | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 3.89 million t | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 4.10 million t | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 4.45 million t | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 4.27 million t | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 4.45 million t | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 5.07 million t | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 5.12 million t | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 5.40 million t | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 5.67 million t | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 5.71 million t | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 5.36 million t | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 4.67 million t | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 4.91 million t | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 5.13 million t | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 4.77 million t | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 4.47 million t | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 4.46 million t | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.44 million t | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.59 million t | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 4.61 million t | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.56 million t | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.63 million t | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.73 million t | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 4.70 million t | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.72 million t | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.86 million t | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.85 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.62 million t | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 4.50 million t | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 4.49 million t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.50 million t | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.49 million t | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.01 million t | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 4.69 million t | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.28 million t | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 4.66 million t | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 4.23 million t | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 2.79 million t | -33.9% |
| 2009 | 4.05 million t | +44.8% |
| 2010 | 4.15 million t | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.19 million t | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.40 million t | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.77 million t | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.30 million t | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 4.44 million t | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.50 million t | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.55 million t | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.45 million t | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.47 million t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.74 million t | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 4.42 million t | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 4.27 million t | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.27 million t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.27 million t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +44.8% | 2.79 million t | 4.05 million t |
| 2008 | -33.9% | 4.23 million t | 2.79 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.84 million t | 2.02 million t | 3.61 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.62 million t | 3.77 million t | 5.67 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.85 million t | 4.44 million t | 5.71 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.68 million t | 4.50 million t | 4.86 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.32 million t | 2.79 million t | 5.01 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 million t | 4.15 million t | 4.77 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.40 million t | 4.27 million t | 4.74 million t | 5 |
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More environment data for United States of America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.0073 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in United States of America?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in United States of America was 4.27 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 million t in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 million t in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- United States of America ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.