Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Nigeria

Nigeria: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 t per person
Change on year
down 87.0%
World rank
161st
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0011 t per person
in 1991
All-time low
0 t per person
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024

000.0010.0010.001196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0 t per person.

The figure is down 87.0% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0011 t per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1962.

Nigeria ranks 161st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Nigeria, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0 t per person
1962 0 t per person -69.1%
1963 0 t per person +273.5%
1964 0 t per person +24.8%
1965 0 t per person -51.4%
1966 0 t per person +265.5%
1967 0 t per person +11.7%
1968 0 t per person -35.4%
1969 0 t per person -11.6%
1970 0 t per person +64.4%
1971 0 t per person +18.0%
1972 0.0001 t per person +186.6%
1973 0.0001 t per person +29.2%
1974 0.0001 t per person -2.6%
1975 0.0001 t per person +55.6%
1976 0.0002 t per person +70.0%
1977 0.0002 t per person -2.9%
1978 0.0002 t per person -6.5%
1979 0.0002 t per person +7.7%
1980 0.0003 t per person +64.8%
1981 0.0005 t per person +40.7%
1982 0.0005 t per person +12.5%
1983 0.0006 t per person +8.3%
1984 0.0006 t per person +2.2%
1985 0.0004 t per person -37.4%
1986 0.0006 t per person +66.5%
1987 0.0006 t per person -5.3%
1988 0.0008 t per person +27.2%
1989 0.001 t per person +25.2%
1990 0.001 t per person +1.9%
1991 0.0011 t per person +10.2%
1992 0.001 t per person -4.1%
1993 0.001 t per person +2.0%
1994 0.0006 t per person -46.9%
1995 0.0003 t per person -46.4%
1996 0.0003 t per person +6.3%
1997 0.0003 t per person +5.5%
1998 0.0002 t per person -40.0%
1999 0.0002 t per person +5.5%
2000 0.0003 t per person +41.9%
2001 0.0003 t per person -12.7%
2002 0.0001 t per person -56.7%
2003 0.0002 t per person +65.2%
2004 0.0002 t per person -8.8%
2005 0.0002 t per person +1.8%
2006 0.0005 t per person +177.7%
2007 0.0003 t per person -38.4%
2008 0.0003 t per person -12.5%
2009 0.0002 t per person -20.6%
2010 0.0004 t per person +97.9%
2011 0.0003 t per person -38.6%
2012 0.0003 t per person +20.9%
2013 0.0001 t per person -65.7%
2014 0.0002 t per person +118.5%
2015 0.0002 t per person -7.1%
2016 0.0002 t per person -7.3%
2017 0.0007 t per person +247.7%
2018 0.0006 t per person -18.4%
2019 0.0005 t per person -2.2%
2020 0.0006 t per person +16.9%
2021 0.0005 t per person -23.7%
2022 0.0003 t per person -37.8%
2023 0.0001 t per person -66.7%
2024 0 t per person -87.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 0 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 t per person, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 0 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 t per person, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Nigeria 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
1963 +273.5% 0 t per person 0 t per person
1966 +265.5% 0 t per person 0 t per person
2017 +247.7% 0.0002 t per person 0.0007 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0 t per person 9
1970s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0002 t per person 10
1980s 0.0006 t per person 0.0003 t per person 0.001 t per person 10
1990s 0.0006 t per person 0.0002 t per person 0.0011 t per person 10
2000s 0.0002 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0005 t per person 10
2010s 0.0003 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0007 t per person 10
2020s 0.0003 t per person 0 t per person 0.0006 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 158 Ethiopia 0 t per person compare
  2. 159 Mozambique 0 t per person compare
  3. 160 Greenland 0 t per person compare
  4. 162 Djibouti 0 t per person compare
  5. 163 Singapore 0 t per person compare
  6. 164 Vanuatu 0 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Nigeria?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Nigeria was 0 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0011 t per person in 1991.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1962.
How does Nigeria rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 161st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 8,600 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.