Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 0.0193 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 0.0193 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0688 t per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 124th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0249 t per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0293 t per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.033 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0416 t per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0508 t per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0474 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0475 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0557 t per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0548 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0642 t per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0499 t per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0559 t per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0584 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0596 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0638 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0625 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0617 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0656 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0688 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0642 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.056 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0528 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.054 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0542 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0444 t per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0499 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0475 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0449 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0389 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0499 t per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0389 t per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0379 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0339 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.02 t per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0419 t per square kilometre | +110.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0419 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0372 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0297 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0211 t per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0302 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0388 t per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0445 t per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0419 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0351 t per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0507 t per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0466 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0492 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0501 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0476 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 t per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0428 t per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0279 t per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0268 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0236 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0246 t per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0193 t per square kilometre | -21.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0193 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2779 t per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0193 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3012 t per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +110.0% | 0.02 t per square kilometre | 0.0419 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0346 t per square kilometre | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | 0.0508 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | 0.0475 t per square kilometre | 0.0642 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | 0.0444 t per square kilometre | 0.0688 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0389 t per square kilometre | 0.02 t per square kilometre | 0.0499 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | 0.0211 t per square kilometre | 0.0445 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0393 t per square kilometre | 0.0236 t per square kilometre | 0.0507 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0247 t per square kilometre | 0.0193 t per square kilometre | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 121 Tunisia 0.025 t per square kilometre compare
- 122 Gabon 0.0249 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Zambia 0.021 t per square kilometre compare
- 125 Bahamas 0.0191 t per square kilometre compare
- 126 French Polynesia 0.0184 t per square kilometre compare
- 127 Argentina 0.0176 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2008)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0193 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0688 t per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 124th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.