Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 4,509 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Zimbabwe is 4,509 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Zimbabwe peaked at 42,000 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 643 t, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 115th out of 212 countries 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,930 t | — |
| 1962 | 12,380 t | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 17,000 t | +37.3% |
| 1964 | 17,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 17,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18,700 t | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 17,700 t | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 20,000 t | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 23,000 t | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 25,000 t | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 28,000 t | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 30,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 32,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 35,000 t | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 27,208 t | -22.3% |
| 1976 | 18,935 t | -30.4% |
| 1977 | 21,195 t | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 23,000 t | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 16,330 t | -29.0% |
| 1980 | 36,030 t | +120.6% |
| 1981 | 30,447 t | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 26,100 t | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 29,500 t | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 24,000 t | -18.6% |
| 1985 | 31,205 t | +30.0% |
| 1986 | 30,300 t | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 27,448 t | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 30,119 t | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 31,687 t | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 31,100 t | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 31,300 t | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 21,400 t | -31.6% |
| 1993 | 31,200 t | +45.8% |
| 1994 | 35,500 t | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 31,000 t | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 37,000 t | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 37,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 38,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 42,000 t | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 34,500 t | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 35,200 t | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11,481 t | -67.4% |
| 2003 | 24,130 t | +110.2% |
| 2004 | 14,352 t | -40.5% |
| 2005 | 15,849 t | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 26,817 t | +69.2% |
| 2007 | 20,433 t | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 14,318 t | -29.9% |
| 2009 | 10,889 t | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 18,038 t | +65.7% |
| 2011 | 12,930 t | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 12,000 t | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 15,200 t | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 21,600 t | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 13,000 t | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 33,200 t | +155.4% |
| 2017 | 40,000 t | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 36,900 t | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 36,900 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 643 t | -98.3% |
| 2021 | 2,913 t | +353.0% |
| 2022 | 8,208 t | +181.8% |
| 2023 | 4,509 t | -45.1% |
| 2024 | 4,509 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +353.0% | 643 t | 2,913 t |
| 2022 | +181.8% | 2,913 t | 8,208 t |
| 2016 | +155.4% | 13,000 t | 33,200 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,190 t | 11,930 t | 23,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,667 t | 16,330 t | 35,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,684 t | 24,000 t | 36,030 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,550 t | 21,400 t | 42,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,797 t | 10,889 t | 35,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,977 t | 12,000 t | 40,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,156 t | 643 t | 8,208 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 112 Iraq 4,952 t compare
- 113 Togo 4,880 t compare
- 114 Congo 4,856 t compare
- 116 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,487 t compare
- 117 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,443 t compare
- 118 North Macedonia 4,250 t compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °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)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0023 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 Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Zimbabwe was 4,509 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 42,000 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 643 t in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Zimbabwe ranks 115th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.