Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in World
World: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 38.30 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
World recorded 38.30 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in World peaked at 40.19 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.63 million t, in 1961.
World ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.63 million t | — |
| 1962 | 9.15 million t | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 9.92 million t | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 10.88 million t | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 11.97 million t | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 12.58 million t | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 13.87 million t | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 14.49 million t | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 15.16 million t | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 16.38 million t | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 17.31 million t | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 18.43 million t | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 20.25 million t | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 19.76 million t | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 21.10 million t | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 22.61 million t | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 23.06 million t | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 24.20 million t | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 24.07 million t | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 24.22 million t | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 23.99 million t | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 23.14 million t | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 25.06 million t | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 26.05 million t | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 25.85 million t | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 26.25 million t | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 27.32 million t | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 28.05 million t | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 26.55 million t | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 24.77 million t | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 23.73 million t | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 20.45 million t | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 19.08 million t | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 20.10 million t | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 20.61 million t | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 20.81 million t | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 22.63 million t | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 22.11 million t | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 22.10 million t | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.74 million t | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 22.59 million t | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 23.20 million t | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 24.51 million t | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 27.48 million t | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 27.16 million t | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 27.13 million t | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 31.35 million t | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 26.68 million t | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 22.78 million t | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 29.42 million t | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 31.84 million t | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 31.50 million t | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.85 million t | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 36.14 million t | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 34.14 million t | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 36.65 million t | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 37.52 million t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 37.94 million t | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.31 million t | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 38.81 million t | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 40.19 million t | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 36.22 million t | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 37.73 million t | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 38.30 million t | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.85 million t | 8.63 million t | 15.16 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.72 million t | 16.38 million t | 24.20 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.65 million t | 23.14 million t | 28.05 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.64 million t | 19.08 million t | 24.77 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.46 million t | 21.74 million t | 31.35 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.43 million t | 29.42 million t | 37.94 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.25 million t | 36.22 million t | 40.19 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate -0.0326 % 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 0.0017 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate -0.0054 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in World?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in World was 38.30 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 40.19 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.63 million t in 1961.
- How does World rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.