Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 0.0316 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.0316 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.0% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.0316 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per square kilometre, in 1987.
That places Uganda 116th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 0.004 t per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1965 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0063 t per square kilometre | +68.9% |
| 1969 | 0.006 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.006 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | -77.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -96.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +316.7% |
| 1991 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | +700.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | +285.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 t per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2001 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 t per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0101 t per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 t per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 t per square kilometre | +109.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0128 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 t per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0154 t per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 t per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 t per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 t per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 t per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | +102.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0247 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0254 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0254 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0173 t per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0316 t per square kilometre | +83.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0316 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0089 t per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0316 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.021 t per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +700.0% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.002 t per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +316.7% | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +285.5% | 0.001 t per square kilometre | 0.0039 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | 0.0063 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | 0.001 t per square kilometre | 0.0054 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 t per square kilometre | 0.005 t per square kilometre | 0.0142 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 t per square kilometre | 0.0093 t per square kilometre | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0249 t per square kilometre | 0.0173 t per square kilometre | 0.0316 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 113 Cuba 0.035 t per square kilometre compare
- 114 Australia 0.0338 t per square kilometre compare
- 115 Singapore 0.032 t per square kilometre compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 0.0294 t per square kilometre compare
- 118 Papua New Guinea 0.0291 t per square kilometre compare
- 119 New Caledonia 0.0289 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % 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 Uganda?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.0316 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0316 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 116th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.