Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 0.0338 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0338 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
114th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0527 t per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0049 t per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0338 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0527 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 t per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Australia 114th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0062 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0079 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0082 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0088 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0096 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0118 t per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0109 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0128 t per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0149 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0164 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0095 t per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 1976 | 0.013 t per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1977 | 0.013 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0146 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.017 t per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0167 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0183 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0184 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0192 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0209 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0212 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0189 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0185 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0192 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0286 t per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 0.03 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0268 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0331 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0302 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0282 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0287 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0337 t per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0291 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0278 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0216 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0273 t per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0301 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0312 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0332 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0355 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0382 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.044 t per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0527 t per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0311 t per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0338 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0338 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2779 t per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0338 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0338 t per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0081 t per square kilometre | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0134 t per square kilometre | 0.0095 t per square kilometre | 0.017 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0184 t per square kilometre | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | 0.0212 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0256 t per square kilometre | 0.0185 t per square kilometre | 0.0331 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0286 t per square kilometre | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | 0.0337 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0302 t per square kilometre | 0.0216 t per square kilometre | 0.0382 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | 0.0311 t per square kilometre | 0.0527 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 111 Montenegro 0.0358 t per square kilometre compare
- 112 Puerto Rico 0.0356 t per square kilometre compare
- 113 Cuba 0.035 t per square kilometre compare
- 115 Singapore 0.032 t per square kilometre compare
- 116 Uganda 0.0316 t per square kilometre compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 0.0294 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0338 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0527 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 t per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 114th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.