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

Latest (2024)
4.27 million t
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 31 groups
All-time high
5.71 million t
in 1980
All-time low
2.02 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in United States of America, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 4 USSR 5.09 million t compare
  2. 5 India 2.38 million t compare
  3. 6 Indonesia 1.96 million t compare
  4. 7 Malaysia 988,690 t compare
  5. 8 Canada 835,000 t compare
  6. 9 Thailand 662,937 t compare
  7. 10 Bangladesh 591,600 t compare

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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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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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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,383 data points, 1961–2024
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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.