Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Western Europe
Western Europe: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 884,107 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Western Europe stood at 884,107 t.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Western Europe peaked at 4.18 million t in 1973 and was at its lowest, 603,539 t, in 2009.
That places Western Europe 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.83 million t | — |
| 1962 | 3.00 million t | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 3.11 million t | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 3.21 million t | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 3.26 million t | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 3.07 million t | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 3.44 million t | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 3.34 million t | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 3.55 million t | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 3.73 million t | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 3.91 million t | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 3.85 million t | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 4.18 million t | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 3.76 million t | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 3.54 million t | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 3.78 million t | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 3.67 million t | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 3.80 million t | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 4.02 million t | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 3.81 million t | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 3.79 million t | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.71 million t | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 3.74 million t | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 3.85 million t | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3.76 million t | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 3.80 million t | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.68 million t | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.81 million t | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.71 million t | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 3.17 million t | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 2.82 million t | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 2.34 million t | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 2.34 million t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.35 million t | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.41 million t | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.40 million t | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.37 million t | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.23 million t | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 2.06 million t | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.73 million t | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million t | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.65 million t | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.68 million t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.58 million t | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million t | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million t | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million t | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 708,531 t | -53.0% |
| 2009 | 603,539 t | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million t | +71.8% |
| 2011 | 931,515 t | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million t | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million t | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million t | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million t | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 994,853 t | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million t | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.07 million t | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 989,982 t | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million t | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 982,189 t | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 607,054 t | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 806,163 t | +32.8% |
| 2024 | 884,107 t | +9.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +71.8% | 603,539 t | 1.04 million t |
| 2008 | -53.0% | 1.51 million t | 708,531 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.20 million t | 2.83 million t | 3.55 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.83 million t | 3.54 million t | 4.18 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 million t | 3.68 million t | 3.85 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 million t | 2.06 million t | 3.17 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million t | 603,539 t | 1.73 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million t | 931,515 t | 1.08 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 878,551 t | 607,054 t | 1.11 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -0.1823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0.6451 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Western Europe?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Western Europe was 884,107 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 million t in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 603,539 t in 2009.
- How does Western Europe rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Western Europe ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.